IGAD peace envoy to arrive in Sudan 11 November, radio

BBC Monitoring Middle East

By Sudanese radio

KHARTOUM, Nov. 10, 2003 — The IGAD [Inter-Governmental Authority on Development] special envoy to Sudanese peace talks, Lazarus Sumbeiywo, will arrive in Khartoum tomorrow Tuesday [11 November 03] to conceptualize on arrangement of the forthcoming round of talks of the peace negotiations which will begin on 30th of this month in Naivasha, Kenya.

The minister of external relations, Dr Mustafa Uthman Isma’il, said the IGAD peace envoy will hold talks with the first vice- president, and the presidential advisor on peace affairs. He said higher committee on follow-up of peace process, headed by First Vice- President Ali Uthman Muhammad Taha, has recently held an evaluation meeting of the peace process based on the latest round of talks, as well as preparing for the