Sudan to join IGAD meetings with peace in south and Somalia on agenda

The Sudanese government announced that it will participate in the meetings of the 18th session of the ministerial council of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, to be held in Djibouti on February 6 under the chairmanship of the minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Sudanese sources reported that Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya will participate in the meeting.

They added that the discussions will focus on the efforts exerted by IGAD for establishing peace in southern Sudan and Somalia, financial and administrative issues, and proposal issuing a joint identity card for citizens of IGAD member states.