Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 10/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of October 20, 2003
- Bashir: 2003 is the year of peace; IGAD supports Sudan
The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir expressed before IGAD regional summit in Kampala his confidence in the success of the Sudanese peace process and the end of conflict by the end of this year. The date which the US Secretary Of State Colin Powell called for abiding by. Sudan, Politics, 10/25/2003 - Khartoum: Sudan insists on solving neighboring crisis for genuine peace
The Sudanese foreign minister warned that the Sudanese settlement "will fail unless it is viewed within the comprehensive regional framework. Security and political problems in these countries should be solved, otherwise the whole region will move into a negative direction." Sudan, Politics, 10/24/2003 - Khartoum rejects US request to close Hamas, al-Jihad offices
Sudan has rejected an American request to close offices in Khartoum for the two Palestinian movements of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, according to the secretary general of the ruling National Congress party Ibrahim Omar. Sudan-USA, Politics, 10/23/2003 - Al-Abram: Powell visit to Kenya a positive sign Sudan-USA, Politics, 10/22/2003
- Al-Ahram: Taha: Presidential elections in Sudan, 6 years after transitional period
Sudan's (First) Vice-President, Ali Othman Muhammad Taha said in an interview published yesterday in the Egyptian daily al-Ahram that presidential elections will be organized in the country after the end of the provisional period which extends for 6 years as stated in the peace process. Sudan-USA, Politics, 10/21/2003