Slava Kiir praises Egypt’s support to South Sudan development

Nov 25, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese First vice President Salva Kiir Mayadrit has hailed the Egyptian stance supporting Sudan’s peace implementation and its efforts for development and construction of the southern Sudan.

Mayadrit who returned to Sudan after a three-day official visit to Egypt, on Sunday briefed the Sudanese Omar al-Bashir on the outcome of his visit to Egypt.

Speaking to the press after this meeting, Salva Kiir expressed his gratitude towards Egypt’s stance boosting the peace process in Sudan as well as its efforts tin developing and reconstructing the south.

Mayadrit said that during his visit he held talks with the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, as well as the prime minister, the foreign minister and the head of religious authorities.

He went on to say that his successful meetings led to the signing of a number of memorandums of understandings between the two countries in a number of fields.

During his recent visit to Cairo, Kiir signed a number of agreements in the fields of agriculture, health, education and irrigation to support development programmes in the south.

He added that he also me t with Khalil Ibrahim leader of Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement and that they discussed the Darfur crisis and the efforts to resolve it peacefully.

(ST)