Egypt starts reconciliation of Sudanese government and opposition

Egyptian political sources said today that the head of the Sudanese opposition National Democratic Alliance, Mohammed Othman El-Merghani, arrived in Cairo yesterday to meet with Egyptian officials to discuss the details of formal meetings held by Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael in Cairo.

At the end of those meetings, Ismael confirmed Sudan's readiness to accept Egyptian mediation between the Sudanese parties.

Sources added that El-Merghani is expected to inform the Egyptian officials of the outcome of communications he recently held in Asmara with Eritrean President Assyas Afworki regarding the Sudanese problem as well as the outcomes of mediation held by the Sudanese opposition to end the Eritrean - Ethiopian disputes.

Sources in the Sudanese opposition added that the leader of the opposition Sudanese Nation's Party, El-Sadeq El-Mahdi, will arrive in Cairo this week.