Britain and France come up with "plan of action"

Gordon Brown has said that Britain and France will work together to try to resolve the "great humanitarian disaster of our generation" during a press conference with President Sarokzy in Paris.

The two leaders said that during their earlier conversation they had discussed how the situation in the area could be tackled. Mr Brown said that they had come up with a "plan of action" for bringing peace and prosperity to the region.

First, they will both work towards a United Nations resolution to bring an African Union and UN force into the region as quickly as possible.

Foreign ministers from both France and Britain will then visit the area to review the situation at first hand.

They will insist on an immediate ceasefire and cessation of violence and, once that is in place, will be prepared to provide significant investment to enable economic recovery and reconstruction in Darfur.

If the Sudanese regime is not prepared to co-operate with the plan, Britain will impose further sanctions on the country.

Mr Brown also said that following the passing of a UN resolution, he and Mr Sarkozy would visit the area themselves to show their commitment to resolving the crisis.

With 2 million people from the area displaced and 4 million facing the threat of famine, Mr Brown insisted that it was "important action was taken urgently".

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