Sudanese Council of states elect Speaker

Text of report in English by Sudanese news agency Suna website, BBC Monitoring Middle East.

Aug 31, 2005 (Khartoum) — The Council of States unanimously elected in its procedural session at the beginning of its work Wednesday [31 August] Hon Ali Yahya as its Speaker and Mr Remo Oler as his deputy.

The session was chaired by the oldest member, Izz-al-Din al-Sayyid. Speaker of the Council of States Ali Yahya, addressing the session following his election, expressed thanks for the members of the council for their confidence in him, wishing success for the council during this important stage.