Al-Anba':Bashir gets a message from Powell

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir received a telephone call from the US Secretary of State Colin Powell during which Powell conveyed the congratulations of the American administration to the government of Sudan over the recently negotiations with the rebels and its support for the march of peace in Sudan.

Powell stressed in the telephone call which was highlighted by the Sudanese daily al-Anba' that the American administration will give necessary support to enable the Sudanese to reach comprehensive peace that puts an end to the longest war in the African continent.

At the same level, President al-Bashir expected a nearby detente of relations between his country and the USA directly after finalizing a peace agreement.

In a statement issued yesterday in the Sudanese daily al-Watan, the Sudanese President explained that this detente will be represented in removing Sudan's name from the list of the terrorism sponsoring states and ending the economic sanctions imposed by Washington on Sudan.