Al-Bashir promises the Sudanese with peaceful, stable life

KHARTOUM, Jan 8, 2004 (KUNA) — Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir promised ‏on Thursday the Sudanese people to enjoy a new life, in light of peace, ‏‏stability and balanced future development, after conducting the agreement on ‏‏dividing the wealth with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).‏
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In a speech delivered before the Council of Ministers’ celebration of its ‏golden Jubilee, Al-Bashir said, his country is advancing towards a flourishing ‏‏era, free from wars and sufferings.‏
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Al-Bashir confirmed that in the upcoming of phase, will be a difficult one ‏‏because it requires great efforts to reconstruct the country and restore ‏‏confidence among the Sudanese.‏
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Also the next stage requires specifying and developing the government’s ‏‏performance and addressing future challenges from a comprehensive perspective.‏
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The Sudanese government and the SPLA have signed yesterday an agreement to ‏‏divide the wealth, after 35 days of negotiations between the Sudanese First ‏‏Vice-President Ali Osman Taha and the leader of the SPLA John Garang.‏
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Garang announced yesterday that his SPLA will release all Sudanese POWs, ‏‏detained since the start of the war in 1983 in amove to restore confidence ‏‏between both parties.