Sudan says satisfied with donors funding to peace projects

Feb 12, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese cabinet chaired by president Omer al-Bashir, has expressed its satisfaction over the size of the funding extended by the donors in the context of their commitments which they have declared at Oslo Donors’ Conference in last April.

The extended funds reached till now 146 million dollars, out of 500 million dollars, which were pledged by the donors in Oslo Conference.

The Council of Ministers reviewed a report of the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) on the programme for implementing the Sudan rehabilitation document by the government and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).

Also, the cabinet went over the volume of projects’ implementation in the past period, the mechanisms which were laid down by the JAM for restoration of confidence and cooperation between Sudan and the international community, toward attracting funding for development and services’ projects in the year 2006.

The Cabinet also got acquainted with the preparations which were made for convening the Conference of Donors in Paris on March 10.

(ST)