In a Friday interview with the state-run BBC, Joseph Zoundeiko said his forces would not accept
the truce as they had not been consulted over the deal.
He also proposed that the landlocked country of 4.5 million people be divided between Christians and Muslims and blamed the Christian militants for making peace impossible.
The remarks came two days after the pact was signed by warring sides in Brazzaville, the capital of the neighboring Republic of Congo. The deal came following heavy pressure from regional mediators.
“We have signed this ceasefire agreement today in front of everyone. Our commitment is firm and irreversible,” said Mohamed Moussa Dhaffane, head of the Seleka delegation at the peace talks.
The African country descended into chaos last December, when Christian armed groups launched coordinated attacks against the Seleka group that toppled the government in March 2013. Anti-balaka Christian militias have also driven many Muslims out of the capital city of Bangui.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said in March that almost all of more than 100,000 Muslims once residing in Bangui had fled violence perpetrated by Christian militants.
France invaded the Central African Republic in December after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution giving the African Union and Paris the go-ahead to send troops to the country. However, the deployment of the French and African Union forces has done little to end violence in the country.
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