Sudanese government welcomes Carter's initiative to end the war in Southern Sudan

The Sudanese government has welcomed the joint initiative to be proposed by former US President Jimmy Carter together with the deputy premier in the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan to end the war in Southern Sudan and to contribute into an international aids program to relieve those who are damaged by the war.

The advisor of the Sudanese President for peace Maki Ali Balabel said in a statement to the Sudanese daily al-Ayam ( the days) on Wednesday that the government has not so far received an official notification concerning these efforts but it welcomes any initiative to establish peace in the country especially if such an initiative will come from the UAE deputy prime minister Sheikh Sultan.

Carter, currently visiting the United Arab Emirates said that Zayed al-Nahyan's center and Carter's center will supervise a joint initiative to end the war in Southern Sudan, noting that he met before he came to Abu Dhabi with the US vice President Dick Cheney and with the state secretary Colin Powell and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and discussed with them conditions in Southern Sudan.