UN chief to visit Sudan very soon

The Sudanese daily al-Rai al-Am issued on Saturday said that the UN secretary general Kofi Annan has agreed to visit Sudan very soon, at the request of the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael, extended to him during their meeting on Friday evening at the headquarters of the UN in new York.

The paper quoted the advisor at the Sudanese permanent mission at the UN as saying that Annan stressed the importance of achieving peace in Sudan. He also welcomed the efforts made to enabling Sudan playing it due role in keeping security and stability in this part of the African continent.

On the other hand, the paper said that Sudan applied for hosting the next meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.