Sudanese vice-president briefs President Al-Bashir on his tour of southern states

Text of report by Sudanese TV by BBC Monitoring Middle East

Aug 28, 2005 (Khartoum) — The president of the Republic, Field Marshal Umar al-Bashir, has been briefed about the tour made by the first vice-president of the Republic, Salva Kiir Mayardit, to a number of states in southern Sudan.

This came about during a meeting between them at the Guest House. The meeting touched on the preparations and arrangements which have been made to convene the National Assembly.

The meeting also discussed the ongoing steps by committees participating in the formation of national and southern governments.

The meeting also made consultations and deliberations on the process to complete the nominations regarding assemblies of the state and government organs.