Sudan voices commitment to implement agreements on protecting relief operations
Sudan, Politics, 4/21/2001

The spokesman for the Sudanese armed forces lt. Gen. Muhammad Bashir Suleiman has stressed that Sudan is committed to the implementation of all agreements it signed concerning the protection of relief operations in the southern parts of the country.

He denied news that the army forces had attacked organizations providing relief to those who are damaged in areas under the rebellion movements.

In a statement to the Sudanese daily " al-Sahafa" issued on Friday, the official spokesman explained that what had been rumored by news agencies on bombing a runway for humanitarian aids in al-Nouba mountain on April 16 is totally untrue. He expressed regret over these fabricated news which are launched by the rebel movement.

Concerning claims made by the rebels that they controlled two military position in the Blue Nile Province, the Sudanese official spokesman described these news as falling in the course of the psychological war and the attempt to divert the attention to the Blue Nile area, noting that the Sudanese army has full command on matters in that area.

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