US Shows Unprecedented Positive Attitude towards Sudan

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the relations between US ans Sudan is very weird some days its ok and other days they are enemy

 

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US Engage in Serious Discussion for Normalizing Relations
Addis Ababa - In what may represent a turning point in Sudanese US relations; a meeting was held yesterday in Addis Ababa bringing together Sudanese and US officials.
The meeting was asked for by the US Secretary of State Senator John Kerry who met with the Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti.
In a press release after the meeting; Karti described the meeting and its content as a step taken for the first time. He continued: "Senator Kerry; contrary to what US officials used to do; did not present any accusations against Sudan. His tone showed good intentions. Senator Kerry said he had visited Sudan multiple times and witnessed the most significant moment in Sudanese history (the secession of South Sudan)."
Karti said the US promised to exercise pressure over the Sudanese rebels to cease their hostile actions and pressure the South Sudanese government to cease supporting the rebel movements.
The two parties; the Sudanese and US officials, stressed the importance of continuing serious and constructive dialogue to fully normalize relations between the two countries.
The Sudanese Foreign Minister expressed great enthusiasm; saying the meeting was the first in which the US shows a serious interest in dialogue leading to normalization of relations between the two sides.
John Kerry expressed his country's interest in continuing efforts to enhance bilateral relations between his country and Sudan.
Karti added: "Khartoum hopes that real negotiations will start in the coming days to overcome differences between the two countries."
Meanwhile, The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of the continent wide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflicts.
Opening a summit of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the organization's original pan-Africanist aspirations remain relevant for a continent where many states are still struggling to overcome rampant poverty and violence.
"This historic day marks not only a great leap forward in the Pan-Africanist quest for freedom, independence and unity but also the beginning of our collective endeavor for the realizations of Africa's socio-economic emancipation," he said. "The major responsibility of the current and future generations of African is to create a continent free from poverty and conflict and an Africa whose citizens would enjoy middle-income status."
AU chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the pan-Africanism championed by the organization "united and inspired our people across the continent and globe never to accept oppression."
The festivities in Addis Ababa, where the organization was born 50 years ago, were attended by dozens of African leaders and foreign dignitaries including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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