South Sudan VP to visit Khartoum on Sunday JUBA (21 June 2013)
The Vice President of South Sudan, Dr Riek Machar, is to pay an official visit to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Sunday. Machar’s visit has been planned for some time, but a firm date had yet to be agreed upon. Sudanese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Ambassador Abubakar Siddiq announced on Thursday that the decision for Sunday was made “following consultations conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Presidency of the Republic”. In a press statement, he explained that “the consultations between Sudan’s Foreign Ministry and the Juba Presidency were to select the most appropriate date for Vice President Machar’s visit as indicated with the stakeholders”. He further confirmed his Ministry has received a formal proposal from the Government of the South Sudan on the date of the visit. Ambassador Siddiq: “The eminent expected visit of South Sudan’s Vice President and his accompanying delegation to Khartoum is expected to awaken and develop relations between Sudan and South Sudan.” File photo: South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oob7RReFOoG-Fd4JLPeZJ7ONBdU-5JQtRxbL7kGYvGa2w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
