Contacts between Sudan and Eritrea
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 11/17/2000

Well-informed sources in Khartoum said that contacts were made during the few past days between Sudan and Eritrea following the surprising attack launched by the rebel forces against Kasla city which adjoins the Eritrean borders last week.

The sources told the Sudanese daily al-Rai al-Am issued on Thursday that the Eritrean officials stressed that they do not know about the attack and that they intend to continue their efforts to achieve peace in Sudan, according to steps already made between the two countries to this effect. Noting that other arrangements are underway to convene a higher level meeting between the Sudanese government and the coalition of the Sudanese opposition existed in Asmara.

However, in a press conference held recently, the Sudanese minister of culture and information Ghazi Salah Eddine who is also the official spokesman for the government denied accusing Eritrea of backing the said attack which started from the eastern areas bordering Eritrea.

He stressed that Sudan is making investigations to this effect.

On the other hand, well-informed sources told the Sudanese daily al-Sahafah on Thursday that the army of Hizbul Ummah which is led by al-Sadeq al-Mahdi will return today to Sudan from Eritrea.

The sources added that the talks held between Hizbul Ummah and the Eritrea's Authorities on Wednesday have met complexities and that it was agreed that the army of the Ummah party will leave for Sudan without their cars and weapons which will be temporarily put in Eritrean warehouses.

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