Sudanese president visits Eritrea

April 8, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — President Omar al-Bashir will head tomorrow morning, Wednesday, to the Eritrean capital Asmara on a visit for one day.

Al-Bashir is expected to hold talks the Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki on bilateral relations and ways of enhancing cooperation between the two countries

Eritrea, which in war with the neighbouring Ethiopia, watches with wary the Sudanese rapprochement with Ethiopia. Asmara also tries to play a role in the resolution of Darfur conflict and Sudan Chad relations.

Al-Bashir’s delegation to Eritrea includes Nafi Ali Nafi Presidential Assistant and in charge of Darfur talks, Mustafa Osman Ismail Presidential, Gen. Bakri Hassan Saleh, Minister at the Presidency and the General Salah Abdallah Gosh, the head of the security and the national intelligence service.

(ST)