Split of Sudanese minister denied

The Sudanese government has denied that Lam Cool, the minister of transport has split from it or turned to be a rebel against it.

The deputy secretary general of the ruling Sudanese national congress party Rabak Qai told the Sudanese daily " al-Sahafi al-Dawli" issued on Wednesday that Cool is in on " official leave" and he went to the Higher Nile area to inspect his forces there.

For his part, the minister of state at the peace consulate Khayu Matouk said that Cool went in a mission to organize his forces in the higher Nile area and that this mission was made under the permission of the government and he will be back very soon to al- Khartoum.