News conference of Head of Sudanese delegation to Arab Aummit

Tunis, 22 May 2004 (Tapex)


Mr. Mustapha Othman Ismail,Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of delegation to the 16th session of the Arab Summit, said that the Tunis summit was a success right from the opening session, underlining that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has, in his speech, clearly mapped out the summit's orientations.

Mr. Ismail, who held a news conference, Saturday, underlined that thanks its experience, Tunisia is in a position to lead the Arab joint action in this delicate stage. He expressed the hope to see the Tunis Summit manage as better as possible to meet the aspirations of the Arab peoples.

The Sudanese Foreign minister also evoked the peace talks held in Naivasha, Kenya between the Sudanese government and the popular movement of the South of Sudan and which reached their final stage.

He announced that a peace agreement between the two parties will be signed late this week.

Addressing the situation in Darfour, Mr. Ismail said that the Sudanese government decided to take a set of measures, namely dispatching humanitarian aid to this region and attenuating the repercussions of military confrontations with the rebel groups andfacilitate the return of citizens to their homes.

He finally added that the Sudanese government also decided to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid to Darfour so that the refugees could return home.

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