29 February 2008
Khartoum — Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Alor on Thursday announced the setting up of technical committees to discuss the issues between Sudan and the United States of America with an aim to normalise relations.
The committees have a mandate of six months. The Minister said in a statement to the Press yesterday that Sudan wants to solve all the outstanding issues between the two countries.
He pointed out that the two countries would work together to map out a framework for solving the issue of Darfur as well as resolving the remaining parts of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
Answering questions by journalists, the Minister said the visit of the American Envoy to Sudan, Mr Richard Williamson this week, comes as part of the US's readiness for real and serious dialogue to normalise relations with Sudan.
Meanwhile, Chinese envoy, Liu Guijin, who is currently on a visit to Sudan, has praised the efforts made by the Sudanese government towards resolving the Darfur issue. "The Sudanese government has made huge efforts to tackle the Darfur problem," Mr Liu said, indicating that addressing the roots of Darfur crisis requires coordination among the government, rebel factions, neighbouring countries and the international community at large. He renewed China's readiness to make more efforts to solve the Darfur problem in coordination with the concerned parties.
-Suna
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