Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 12/8/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of December 8, 2003
- Inter- Sudanese peace agreement to be signed before December 25th
An official at the US Department Of State expected reaching a peace agreement in Sudan before December 25th, following the realization of progress in the negotiations taking place in Kenya between the two delegations of the Sudanese government and the southern rebels. The US under secretary of state for African affairs, Charles Snider, said on Wednesday that the negotiations are currently held in Kenya achieved a progress to the extent it might result in " a comprehensive agreement" before December 25th. Sudan, Politics, 12/12/2003 - Sudan agreement on a general amnesty
Bashir stressed that the peace negotiations are proceeding smoothly, promising to reach a final agreement. Sudan-USA, Politics, 12/9/2003 - On inter-Sudanese negotiations in Kenya
Negotiations resumed in the Kenyan province of Nivasha between the government, represented by the first vice president of the Sudanese President, Ali Othman Muhammad Taha, and the southern rebels, represented by its head John Garang, in an attempt to reach a peaceful and durable solution, amid news of progress in the two issues of Jabal al-Nouba and the Blue Nile. Sudan, Politics, 12/9/2003 - Darfour rebels: 700 government soldiers were killed
A group of rebels in west Sudan announced that it had killed 700 members of the government forces and pro government militias in an ambush, and forced them to retreat, after these forces tried to move forward inside the rebel areas in Darfour. Sudan, Politics, 12/9/2003 - Al-Bashir confers with al-Mahdi Sudan, Politics, 12/8/2003
- People's movement delegation meets with Turabi in Khartoum
The delegation representing the southern rebels met with by leader of the opposition People's Congress party Hassan al-Turabi in his house in the capital Khartoum.The delegation discussed with Turabi means of developing dialogue between the two sides that started since three years when the two sides signed a memorandum of political alliance that resulted in detaining Turabi for more than 2 years. Sudan, Politics, 12/8/2003 - al-Ayam: Bashir underlines significance of recent Arab summit resolutions Sudan-Regional, Politics, 12/8/2003