Sudanese- Kenyan joint statement

Kenya's President Daniel Arab Moi on Friday concluded a visit to Sudan which lasted for two days during which he held talks with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir dealt with means of developing relations between the two countries and the efforts exerted to establish peace in Southern Sudan.

A joint statement was released in conclusion of the visit in which the two sides stressed that the talks were held in a friendly atmosphere and centered on revitalizing peace efforts in the South of Sudan in the framework of IGAD's initiative which is presided over by Kenya's President Arab Moi.

To this effect, the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has announced that the Kenyan President Moi had presented during his visit to Sudan, which was concluded on Friday new Proposals to settle the problem of south Sudan in the framework of revitalizing IGAD's states initiative.

In a statement he made in al-Khartoum on Friday, Ismael explained that Moi's proposals will be debated at the urgent meeting summit due to be held very soon in the special committee on South Sudan.