Presidential envoy to discuss the Sudanese positions in Libya

Sudanese foreign minister Mostafa Ossman Ismail said "the Sudanese government is about to send a presidential envoy during the coming days to Libya to find out the positions of the Sudanese citizens after the events in Zawia in Libya and to assured them."

Libya has most recently witnessed riots due to friction between Libyans and foreign African labor.

He added that the information which the ministry received refer to that one of the Sudanese was killed in the riot events and there are exerting efforts in the embassy to identify him to inform his relatives in Sudan.

He also said "there is an agreement with the Sudanese airlines company to increase flights to Libya to increase the chances for those who want to travel by air to Khartoum and Tripoli." He clarified that his Libyan counterpart informed him with the events which took place in Zawia are because one of African labor settlements committed some crimes, leading to clashes between Libyans and nationals from Chad, Sudan and others African countries.