A/HRC/5/6 page 7 for Foreign Affairs - in charge of human rights - in Khartoum. The State Minister undertook to create a Committee within the Government of the Sudan, to study the recommendations compiled by the experts group and to facilitate contacts in Geneva, on 24 May, between an inter-ministerial delegation from Khartoum and the experts group. 18. On 24 May, the experts group met with the inter-ministerial delegation and representatives from the Permanent Mission of the Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva.1 The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the matrix of recommendations prepared by the experts group and the response of the Government towards developing a strategy for their effective implementation. 19. The consultations between the experts group and the Government of the Sudan were open and frank and a degree of progress was achieved. Opinions converged on a number of issues, while there was less convergence - or even clear differences - on others which will necessitate ongoing dialogue. 20. The Government of the Sudan agreed with a substantial number of recommendations although it was sometimes unclear what specific steps it will undertake to implement them. The delegation requested a change to the time frame for implementation and suggested that the short-term should be a period of six rather than three months. Furthermore, the Government of the Sudan considered that recommendations should not be based on factual assessments which the Government disagrees with, or which are outdated. 21. The experts group, considering that resolution 4/8 mandates the experts group to work with existing recommendations and does not require fact-finding, invited the Government of the Sudan to state clearly which recommendations it disagrees with or considers out of date. Furthermore, the experts group noted the Sudan’s request to extend the time frame for short-term recommendations to six months, but reiterated that it deems the three-month period sufficient, as most of those recommendations do not require lengthy administrative processes or additional resources to put them into practice, while others can be implemented immediately. 22. During the consultation with the Government of the Sudan, the experts group, while noting positive commitments and developments on aspects related to the protection of civilians, on measures to combat violence against women and to protect children, on revision of certain laws, on the need to increase the number of prosecutors in Darfur, to extend their presence on the ground and on possible mechanisms to monitor jointly the implementation of the 1 The inter-ministerial delegation was led by Mr. Abdeldaiem Zumrawi, Deputy Minister of Justice, and included Dr. Hassabo Mohamed Abdelrahman, Commissioner for Humanitarian Assistance, Brigadier General Hassan Hamid Mohamed, Ministry of Defense, Dr. Atiyat Mustafa, member of Sudanese Human Rights Consultative Council and Director for combating violence against children and women, Ministry of Justice, Dr. Abdelmonim Osman M. Taha, Rapporteur of Sudanese Consultative Council on Human Rights. The delegation also included Ambassador Omar Dahab F. Mohamed, Deputy Permanent Representative, Mrs. Rahma Salih Elobeid, Minister Plenipotentiary, Salah Al Mubarak, Counsellor, Eqbal Mouhamad (2nd Secretary), Mouhamad Hassan (2nd Secretary), from the Permanent Mission of the Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva.