Indian Envoy Arrives in Khartoum

Gms: Khartoum, May 16 (SUNA)

The Indian Envoy to Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia arrived in Khartoum, Monday in a three-day visit to the country. The Indian diplomat, during the visit, will meet the officials of the Ministries of Oil and Foreign Affairs besides the officials of the Office of the UN Secretary General Special Representative in Sudan.
 

Sudan, South Sudan to resume negotiations on May 17: report

Gms: KHARTOUM, May 15 (Xinhua)

The African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP) has set May 17 as the date for resuming the negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, Khartoum’s Al-Sudani daily reported Saturday.

“The African mechanism for mediation between Sudan and South Sudan has set May 17 as the date for resuming the negotiations between the two countries in Addis Ababa,” the paper said, adding that head of the AUHIP Thabo Mbeki has been shuttling [...]

NCP: Inclusion of Abyei and Heglig to South Sudan Map Unfortunate

Khartoum (smc) Sudan Vision Daily

The political sector of the National Congress Party (NCP) described the inclusion of Abyei and Heglig to the map of South Sudan as unfortunate, considering it as a tactic to influence the agenda of the talks, warning that Abyei is governed by the Abyei Protocol in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and that there is no way to impose any conditions outside the provisions of the agreement.
Hasabo Mohammed Abdalrahman, head of the Political Sector who [...]

South Sudan Must Sustain Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Says UN Official

Gms: Khartoum (smc), 16 May

Welcoming South Sudan’s commitment to human rights, a top United Nations official encouraged the country on its “very long and difficult path to peace, prosperity and a full realization of human rights,” and stressed the importance of addressing issues such as arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against women.
In a statement issued on the penultimate day of her five-day visit to the country, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said that the young nation, [...]

Sea Ports Corporation imports new machinery for handling from China

Gms: Khartoum, May 16 (SUNA)

The Sea Ports Corporation has imported number of new machinery for handling from China in order to meet the increasing preferential performance in Port Sudan.
Speaking in a press conference he held Monday, the Director of the Sea Ports Corporation, Galal Shaliah, revealed that five new machines for handling arrived in the Southern Port, besides other nine machines for handling the empty containers to avert congestion while doing the loading and unloading process.
He affirmed that [...]

Natsio’s Call for Arming South Sudan Reveals Western Plot against the Region: NCP

Khartoum — The National Congress Party (NCP) has described former US Envoy’s Andrew Natsios’ call on the US Administration and the international community to arm South Sudan against Sudan as disclosure of real intentions of this Administration toward Sudan.
Dr. Qutbi Al-Mahdi, NCP leading figure, said that the scenarios that happened in Palestine resembles what is now happening in South Sudan which aimed at controlling the African region, adding that the Oslo and Naivasha agreements are alike because the purpose [...]

Mazimbi insulted Sudan

By Abdul Majeed Abdul Razig

I was an eyewitness to the arrival of the mission of the team of Mazimbi Al-Congli to Khartoum airport. I was there by mere chance. I went to the airport to welcome (our son) Lt. Colonel Adel Al-Tayyib who was coming from Cairo after a medical trip. I was also any eyewitness to the elegant and warm welcome the members of the team had from the airport authorities. A special counter was prepared to finish the [...]

Dr. Al-Seesi meets Central Bank of Sudan Governor

Gms: Khartoum, May 16 (SUNA)

Chairman of Darfur Regional Authority, Dr. Al-Tigani Al-Seesi, met Monday morning with the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Dr. Mohamed Khair Al-Zubair, and discussed the required measures to establish the Micro Finance Bank in Darfur Region.
In a press statement, the Dr. Zubair said that the meeting tackled implementation of Darfur peace agreement on the ground and establishment of the Micro Finance Bank that was agreed upon in Doha document, adding that a meeting [...]

Sudan Ambassador to Cairo launches Campaign of Higher People’s Committee in Egypt to support Armed Forces

Gms: Cairo, May 16 (SUNA)

The Ambassador of Sudan to Cairo, Kamal Hassan Ali, launched Monday the first meeting of the higher people’s committee in Egypt for the support of Armed Forces, in the presence of representatives of the Sudanese parties, the Higher Council for the Community and the Sudanese businessmen in Egypt along the Sudanese diplomats working in the regional and international organizations.
The meeting reviewed the campaign that has been covering country to support the Sudanese armed forces which [...]

Minister of Tourism welcomes Kuwaiti investments

Gms: Khartoum, May 16 (SUNA)

The Minister of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife, Hassabou Mohamed Abdurrahman, has expressed Sudan welcome to full cooperation with the people of Kuwait in all tourist investment aspects, appreciating the Kuwaiti successful projects in this field in the country, confirming the importance of accelerating coordination and guidance in tourist cooperation field.
This came during his meeting Monday in his office the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Sudan, Dr. Suleiman Abdalla Al-Harbi, who expressed his thanks and appreciation to Sudan [...]