Sudan welcomes the appointment of US special envoy, call for normalizing ties
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April 2, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese government on Sunday welcomed
the appointment of the new U.S. special envoy Princeton Lyman this
week and called on him to fulfill previous promises by the
administration to normalize ties.
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Princeton Lyman (L) delivers remarks after U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton announced his appointment to be the new special envoy
to Sudan in the Treaty Room at the Department of State March 31, 2011
in Washington, DC. (AFP)
Lyman replaces Scott Gration who is now the nominee for the post of
U.S. ambassador to Kenya.
The Sudanese foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state
media that they look forward to see Lyman continue the "positive
legacy" of his predecessor regarding honoring the previous U.S.
pledges on removing Sudan from the list of states that sponsor
terrorism. It described the latter as a "necessary prelude" for
normalizing relations.
The statement urged Lyman to maintain impartiality, seek to maintain
trust and confidence between U.S. and Sudan and not to re-litigate
previous issues.
Washington announced this year that it has initiated the process of
delisting Sudan to reward Khartoum for facilitating the South’s
referendum and later recognizing its results. The U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton has reportedly asked for an opinion from the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Sudan’s links with terrorist
groups.
The foreign ministry said that Lyman’s appointment comes at a time
when Khartoum complied fully with the 2005 Comprehensive Peace
Agreement (CPA) and getting ready to resolve all remaining issues in
partnership with the U.S. and the international community.
The special envoy today embarked on a trip to Ethiopia where he is
scheduled to participate in discussions on security in Sudan before
meeting senior Sudanese officials in Khartoum on North-South issues
and on Darfur.
In a related issue the Sudanese presidential adviser Nafie Ali Nafie
expressed skepticism that the West is currently "cooling things down"
for tactical reasons until the South officially secedes next July
before resuming pressure through sanctions and pushing for enforcement
of arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for
president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir and other individuals. ? (ST)
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