Afewerki, Bashir discuss Eritrea-Sudan ties, Darfur crisis
Nov 29, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki today arrived in Khartoum on a short visit to the country. He held talks with the Sudanese president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir on ways to improve bilateral ties and Darfur peace process.
Presidential Press Secretary Mahjoub Fadl Badri said following the talks, that the visit comes in the context of the joint efforts of the leaderships of the two countries for solving the problems of the African continent by the Africans themselves.
He pointed that the visit of President Afeworki comes after the Tripoli meeting and the role of Eritrea and its President in reaching the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement and its efforts for the achievement of the peace process in Darfur by signing of the holdout rebels to Abuja agreement for solving Darfur issue.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Lam Akol said that the visit of President Afeworki comes in the context of boosting bilateral relations and the efforts being exerted by Eritrea for joining of those who did not sign Abuja agreement to the peace process in Darfur.
President Afeworki arrived in Khartoum on a short visit en route to Abuja to attend the meeting of the African Peace and Security Council.
African Union leaders are due to meet in Nigeria’s capital Thursday for talks on the latest plans to end conflicts in Sudan’s Darfur region and neighboring Chad that are taking heavy humanitarian tolls.
(ST)