KHARTOUM, July 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The Sudanese government vowed on Saturday that it will disarm Janjaweed, the Arab militias, in the western region of Darfur and allow the deployment of human rights monitors there.

    The government of Sudan commits itself to the immediate disarmament of Janjaweed and other outlawed armed groups in Darfur,as well as the early deployment of human rights monitors in the region, said a joint communique issued by the Sudanese government and the United Nations.

    "The government of Sudan and the United Nations agreed to form a high-level joint implementation mechanism for this agreement," it added.

    The communique was released at the end of a visit to Sudan by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

    Annan said Friday that he had obtained promise from Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir to ensure international aid to the war-torn Darfur region and allow black African refugees to return home.

    "Now we have a commitment from President El-Bashir to remove all obstacles to the flows of humanitarian aid from abroad," the UN chief said after meeting with El-Bashir in Khartoum.

    "My message is simple, violence must be stopped and the Janjaweed militias must be disarmed," he added.

    Annan, who arrived in Sudan on Wednesday, visited refugee campsin Darfur and neighboring Chad, which is giving asylum to some 100,000 refugees from Darfur.

    The Darfur conflict, which flared up in February 2003, pitted the government troops and the Arab militias against two rebel groups formed by local black African tribes.

    Some human rights groups accused Khartoum of providing ulteriorsupport to pro-government Arab militias in an attempt to drive black Africans out of the region, a charge categorically denied bythe government. Enditem