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Sudanese vice president hails Bush support for peace?

KHARTOUM, Oct. 2003 28 (KUNA) — Sudanese Vice President Ali Othman Taha praised ‏‏on Tuesday the efforts of the U.S. President George W. Bush in supporting the ‏‏peace process in Sudan.‏

Taha said during a meeting with the visiting director of the U.S. Agency ‏‏for International Development (USAID), Andrew Natsios, that the Sudanese ‏‏government believes peace was an irrevocable strategic option.‏

Sudanese Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed told ‏‏reporters that Natsios has informed Taha on the USAID plans to support Darfour ‏‏and eastern Sudan homeless, and the plans for post-war development and ‏‏reconstruction.‏

He mentiond that Taha stressed on a clear agreement regarding the U. S. aid ‏‏for the post-war era.‏‏ Natsios, mentioned Hamed, has undertaken to double the USAID humanitarian ‏‏assistance for the war and the flood victims in the Sudan.‏

Hamed also said the USAID has sent 16,000 tons of food commodities to the ‏‏Sudan and promised to double that amount in the future.‏

‏Natsios has arrived to the Sudanese capital last Sunday for a 5-day visit ‏‏to explore ways for boosting bilateral cooperation and the achievements of the ‏‏USAID program in Sudan, and the country’s needs for post-war reconstruction ‏‏efforts.

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