N'DJAMENA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of meeting his Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan al-Bashir to discuss peace.

    The president, who was speaking during an interview with Radio France International (RFI) on the sidelines of an African Union summit in Egypt, appeared to dim prospects for a negotiated settlement to end a long-running dispute with neighboring Sudan.

    The two countries, which share a common border running along the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, have been accusing one another over the presence of two near identical rebel movements in their respective territories.

    "I don't need to meet Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir... I'm for peace in this region, but I have no need to meet someone who has never kept his commitments," President Deby, who is currently attending the AU summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, told the Paris-base RFI.

    For a long time now, Chad and Sudan, both budding oil-producers, have been at loggerheads over the presence of the insurgent groups and have signed a series of peace agreements with the aim of pacifying their relations but with little success.