Arab League concerns over military operations in southern Sudan

The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa has expressed the great concern of the Arab League (AL) towards the escalation of the military operations conducted by the rebel forces of the People's Front against the Sudanese government in the western district of Baher al-Gazelle area.

In press statements he made on Monday in Cairo following his meeting with the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael, Moussa stressed that this escalation reflects a setback for the peace process in Sudan, sponsored by the Egyptian- Libyan initiative and the efforts of IGAD's organization.

Moussa said that this grave development will be debated by the Arab foreign ministers who met in Tripoli, Libya on Monday as well as on the next meeting of the Arab follow up committee due to be held in Amman on June 18.

The secretary general of the Arab League announced he will visit Sudan by the end of this month to discuss developments of conditions, in the framework of the care of the Arab League to follow up these grave developments.