Gadhafi receives John Garang’s delegation

TRIPOLI, Libya, Apr 2, 2005 (PANA) — Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi on Saturday received in Tripoli a high-level delegation of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) which handed him a message from John Garang, the organisation’s leader, Libyan officials said here.

Led by James Wani Igga, the movement’s vice-chairman and secretary- general, the delegation includes Nhial Deng Nhial, secretary in charge of foreign relations, and Yasser Arman, the SPLM’s official spokesman, the officials added.

During the audience attended by Said Hefyana, Libyan vice-
minister in charge of foreign affairs and international
cooperation, the SPLM number two handed to Colonel Kadhafi a
message from Garang.

In his message, Garang said that he was pleased about the quality
of “historical relations” between his movement and the 1
September Libyan Revolution, and Tripoli’s “support and backing”
of the Sudanese people as a whole in order to achieve justice,
peace and stability within a single nation made up of all
Sudanese.”

The SPLM leader also expresses his desire to visit the Libyan
Jamahirya to meet Colonel Muammar Gadhafi and work with him in
order to complete global reconciliation, peace, security and
stability in Sudan.

The SPLM chairman talked with the Libyan leader on the phone on
Friday, namely to brief him on the follow-up of the measures
intended for the implementation of the global peace agreement
signed between his movement and the Sudanese government.

Garang also laid emphasis during that discussion on the
importance of the Libyan leader to continue his efforts in order
to preserve Sudan’s stability and unity for peace to be
definitely established in the country.