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Interior ministry issues identity documents to Sudanese in USA

September 8, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — A delegation from the Sudan’s Ministry of Interior is expected to leave to Washington on Monday 10 September, to issue identity documents for thousands of Sudanese nationals living in the USA without official documents.

The Sudanese chargé d’ affairs in Washington, John Akwoj, said that the delegation will be composed of two police officers and three officials from the expatriates affairs administration.

He explained that the Sudanese embassy has started negotiating the issue with the government since last January.

Akwoj further said the delegation would issue documents including passports and other identity documents to applicants.

Thousands of Sudanese living in the USA have no identity documents but with the perspective of the 2008 general elections and the 2011 referendum most of them wish to participate in these important political events.

(ST)