DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The sixth session of the Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks on the conflict in Darfur will be convened in Abuja of Nigeria on September 15, according to the talks chief mediator on Wednesday.

    Salim Ahmed Salim, the chief mediator and former secretary-general of the then Organization of African Unity, told the press in Dar es Salaam that the new date had been agreed upon by representatives from the three concerned parties -- the government of Sudan, the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army.

    The sixth round of talks was originally slated for Wednesday but had to be postponed due to a series of events including the sudden death of John Garang, according to Salim who now chairs the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation of Tanzania.

    Negotiations on such substantive issues as power sharing, wealth sharing and security arrangements will be preceded by workshops for participants.

    The African Union appeals to all concerned parties, the facilitators and observers to ensure effective participation at the highest level in the re-scheduled talks in order to facilitate a speedy resolution of the conflict in Darfur.

    When asked whether an agreement could be reached before the end of this year, Salim said that the African Union and other parties concerned have been making their efforts toward this end.

    Representatives from the Sudanese government, the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army had gathered in Bagamoyo of Tanzania for three days of consultation, according to the chief mediator. Enditem