Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 10/2/2000
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of October 2, 2000
- A new chapter to be opened between Sudan, Eritrea
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his Eritrea's counterpart Asyasi Afourki have underlined the importance of opening a new page in bilateral relations in which they two countries can eliminate all tensions that characterized their relations in the previous phase. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/6/2000 - On the negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebels
The chairman of the Sudanese governmental delegation on Wednesday described the last session of the talks with the rebels as having been held in a better atmosphere of less tension, despite the fact that only little progress was achieved. Sudan, Politics, 10/6/2000 - El-Mahdi will return to Sudan within 4 month
The opposition Sudanese Umma party decided on the return of its leader El-Sadek El-Mahdi to Sudan and moving its activities to inside the country while keeping limited external offices for diplomatic and informational work. Sudan, Politics, 10/6/2000 - Sudan federalism type and resource distribution are issues in negotiations
Sudan has announced that negotiations which took place in Nairobi between the delegation of the Sudanese government and the rebellions led by John Garang has realized a relative progress and the two sides agreed to continue the dialogue until the end of the current month. Sudan, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Sudanese and Moroccan marches tomorrow and on Sunday to support the Palestinians
A public march is to begin tomorrow in Khartoum to protest the Israeli repeated violations toward Jerusalem and the Palestinians as all the Sudanese public and political forces denounced the Israeli aggression. Palestine-Sudan, Politics, 10/4/2000 - Sudanese, Eritrean presidents meet today in al-Khartoum
Talks between the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the President of Eritrea Asyas Afourki start today ( Wednesday). It will be dealing with bilateral relations and files pending between the two countries, and the Eritrean attempts aiming at bringing together all Sudanese opposition parties with the government and achieving reconciliation and peace in the country. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/4/2000 - Presidential envoy to discuss the Sudanese positions in Libya
Sudanese foreign minister Mostafa Ossman Ismail said "the Sudanese government is about to send a presidential envoy during the coming days to Libya to find out the positions of the Sudanese citizens after the events in Zawia in Libya and to assured them." Libya-Sudan, Local, 10/3/2000 - Moussa will convene with Merghany to facilitate reconciliation meeting
An opposition Sudanese source assured that the Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa will convene with head of the opposition Sudanese democratic national alliance Osman El Merghany to discuss the arrangements of convening the meeting of the preparatory committee between the Sudanese government and the opposition and regarding the proper date for convening the Sudanese discussion meeting. Sudan, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Sudanese president calls for competition in elections
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has called on all political parties in the country to compete in the presidential and parliamentary elections to take place in Sudan in November. Sudan, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Sudan, Uganda exchange diplomats
Sudan and Uganda had agreed to the return back of the diplomats of the two countries to each others capital under the supervision of the embassy which supervises its interests of the two capitals of the two countries. Sudan-Uganda, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Sudanese government was accused of detaining Islamists
The Sudanese Islamic al-Khalas ( salvation) movement has accused the government of launching a large- scale detention campaign against the Islamists especially the movement's leaderships and called for their immediate release. Sudan, Politics, 10/2/2000