Sudan welcomes US diplomats back

Sudanese officials were quoted yesterday as saying a US decision to return American diplomats to Khartoum was the first step towards better relations between the two countries, Al Akhbar daily reported today.

"Sudan is happy with decision which the American administration took," Abdl Aziz Shido, deputy of the National Assembly of parliament, was quoted in the privately-owned Al Rai Al Akher newspaper as saying.