On the meeting between Sudanese, Egyptian, Libyan FM s

Sudanese foreign relations minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has stressed that Tripoli's meeting he had held with his Egyptian and Libyan counterparts Amr Moussa and Ali Abdul Salaam al-Tureiki on Saturday dealt with conditions in Sudan, and Somalia and tripartite cooperation.

In a statement to the Sudanese daily al-Rai al-Am issued on Sunday, Othman explained that the tripartite meeting between the three ministers centered on the importance of national reconciliation process in Sudan. He added that certain steps were agreed to this effect, noting that part of the steps is the responsibility of both Egypt and Libya who proposed the initiative and the last part is the responsibility of the Sudanese government.

He continued that the coming phase will witness vast contacts and active move to revitalize the joint initiative so as to convene the national dialogue conference. He noted that the tripartite meeting also discussed Sudan's relations with its neighbors and the efforts exerted for Sudan's normalization of its relations with capitals of the neighboring states as a part completing the reconciliation process and ensuring stability in Sudan.

Ismael continued that the meeting also discuss the tripartite cooperation in the economic, trade and investment areas so as to meet the common interests and integration among the three countries in several area, adding that a technical committee was established to draw the optimum perception and to submit it very soon to the three ministers.

He stressed that Tripoli's meeting also dealt with conditions in Somalia and the importance of restoring stability to it.