From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Mon Mar 23 2009 - 16:54:56 EST
President Al-Bashir back home after visit to Eritrea
Khartoum, March 23 (SUNA)- President of the Republic Field Marshal Omer
Al-Bashir returned home Monday evening after a one-day official visit to
Eritrea during which he held talks with Eritrean President Issias
Afeworki on progress of bilateral relations and cooperation between the
two countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Alor said in a press
statement at Khartoum Airport that the visit of the President of the
Republic to Eritrea came at the invitation of his brother President
Issias Afeworki, pointing out that the huge gatherings of people that
received President Al-Bashir in Asmara genuinely reflected the
solidarity of the Eritrean government and people with Sudan against the
decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the visit
as successful. He pointed out that the meetings between the two
Presidents tackled joint visions and ideas, indicating that the Eritrean
President expressed his full solidarity with Sudan. Press Secretary of
the President of the Republic Mahgoub Fadl Badri, on his part, pointed
out that the visit was an opportunity for forming a wide front against
the countries of aggression and the suspicious international
organizations that work to incriminate Sudan, saying that the Eritrean
President declared the stand of the government and people of his country
beside Sudan against the allegations of the ICC. He indicated that the
talks between Presidents Al-Bashir and Afeworki focused on confronting
the new hostile campaign from the powers of aggression and new
colonialism. Badri added that President Al-Bashir lauded the Eritrean
stance, calling for opening of the border between Sudan and Eritrea to
enable the citizens move freely between the two countries as the Horn of
Africa is considered an area of trade and connection among peoples.
BT/BT
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