Sudanese Radio - English Service

DM and Director of Security and Intelligence Organ Affirm Capability to Eradicate Rebellion

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:08:43 +0500

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Abdul-Rahim Mohamed Hussien, has affirmed the Armed Forces' capability to crush the forces of rebellion and evil which are targeting the homeland and the citizens .
This came in his address to s celebration held yesterday for seeing off battalions of the Security and Intelligence organ which are leaving to the frontline and the operation zones .
Gen. Hussein said that the Armed Forces, backed up by the forces of the Security and Intelligence Organ and the other regular forces, is moving ahead for realizing its goals .
He lauded the sacrifices of the Security and Intelligence forces which remained supporting the Armed Forces at all locations with a high level of patriotism and distinguished performance for securing the homeland
He said that the Security and Intelligence battalions have realized victories in the Blue Nile and backed up the Armed Forces in Darfur and South Kordofan .
The celebration was also addressed by the General Director of the Security and Intelligence Organ, Gen. Mohamed Attal-Moula, who stressed that the Security and Intelligence will remain a strong boost to the Armed Forces and the Mujahideen at all the operation zones
He affirmed the capability of the Armed Forces, the Mujahideen, the Security and Intelligence .

Minister of Social Welfare Issues Decree Forming Higher Support Committee for States Affected by Rebellion

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:06:09 +0500

The Minister of Social Welfare, Mashaer Al-Dawalab, has issued a ministerial decree on formation a higher committee for support to the states affected by the rebellion .
The committee is headed by a number of officials at the Ministry of Social Welfare, civil society organizations and other concerned organs
The higher committee is assigned to work for supervision and arrangements of the support convoys helping the citizens who were affected by the recent incidents in South and North Kordofan .
The support is currently provided for Al-Rahad area, while the assistance will later be extended to Abu-Karshola area .

Ban Ki-moon Calls for Approval of Additional 1126 Peace-Keeping Troops for Abyei Area

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:04:02 +0500

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has called on the Security Council to approve sending 1126 additional international peace-keeping troops to Abyei area ..
In a report he forwarded to the Security Council, the UN Secretary General said that the existence of armed groups in Abyei area is still posing a remarkable threat, a matter that necessitates boosting the UN peace-keeping force and increasing its number . In a press statement, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Ambassador bu-Bakr Al-Siddiq, said that the call of the UN Secretary General for increasing the number of the peace-keeping force at Abyei came in the context of a recent agreement between Sudan and South Sudan State and the UN for protection of the disarmed zone, which includes Abyei area according to the agreements which were signed recently .
It is to be recalled that the existing UN Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is composed of 4000 troops, most of them are Ethiopians, while the maximum number allowed, according to the Security Council resolution, is 4200 peace-keeping troops .

MFA. Return Home from Juba

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:00 +0500

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Ahmed Karti and the Director of the National Security and Intelligence Gen. Mohamed Atta Al-mula have returned , Friday to the country after one day official visit to the State of South sudan .
during their meeting with the President of South Sudan state at his office in Juba in the presence of his Foreign Minister Niyal Deng and Sudan's Ambassador to South Sudan Moutrif Sideeq the two envoys of the President of the Republic Omer Al Basher have conveyed to the president of South Sudan concerns of Sudan on continuation of support of South sudan to the rebels movements against Sudan and forwarded an explanation on the information available to the Sudan's concerned organs on the military and logistical support and the facilitations for movement and transportation that the armed movements still receive across the border between the two countries .
President Silva Kiir has promised to consider and verify these information and concerns, stressing that his country had no desire to harm the interests of Sudan, reiterating their commitment to the matrix agreements recently signed between the two countries .
He pointed out that he would meet with President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir on the sidelines of the African Union Summit scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa in the last week of current May during which he would discuss with him all these concerns and issues of the relationship between the two countries .
During the meeting the two sides have agreed on enhancing direct communications with the concerned organs of the two countries and to activate work of the joint mechanisms between them .

Message from Al-Bashir to Salva Kiir

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:23:17 +0500

The Foreign Minister, Ali Ahmed Karti, and the General Director of the Security and Intelligence Organ, Gen. Mohamed Atta, are due to visit today South Sudan State to convey a message from the President of South Sudan, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, to the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, dealing with the bilateral relations .
Karti and Gen. Atta will be accompanied by the Director of South Sudan Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Badr-Eddin Abdalla, and the Director of the Foreign Minister's office, Ambassador Ahmed Yousif .

President Al-Bashir receives Ambassador of France

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:21:11 +0500

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, Thursday received the Ambassador of France to Sudan, Patrick Nicoloso, at the Republican Palace on the occasion of the expiry of his assignment to Sudan .
The French Ambassador expressed his pleasure over cooperation he found during his office term in Sudan .
He said in a press statement , that he discussed with President Al-Bashir progress of the relations between Sudan and France and ways of boosting them further, especially in the fields of education, training and culture .

Republican Decree Issued on Formation of Regional Security Committee of Darfur

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:19:11 +0500

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has issued Republican Degree on establishment the Regional Security Committee for Darfur, headed by the Chairman of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Dr. Al-Tigani Sessi, and the governors of the five states of Darfur as deputies of the committee's chairman, the Commissioner of Security Arrangements as member and rapporteur, the Minister of Finance and Planning at DRA, Legal Advisor of DRA and members security committee of Darfur states as members .

Sudan Ambassador to Nairobi Reviews Dimension of Aggressions on Um-Rawaba and Abu-Karshola

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15:30 +0500

Sudan Ambassador to Kenya, Kamal Ismail Seed, held a press conference at which he reviewed the violations committed by the so-called Revolutionary Front in Um-Rawaba and Abu-Karshola and the assassination of the leader of the peace agreement signatory - the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement by forces of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement which is led by Jibril Ibrahim
Ambassador Saeed revealed dimension of the atrocities committed by forces of the so-called Revolutionary Front against the civilians and the massacres they have perpetrated against innocent citizens at Abu-Karshola area, a matter that led to displacement of big numbers of the people from the area .
He also touched on the rebels' targeting to the civil facilities like the water and electricity stations and their looting to banks and the citizens' properties at Um-Rawaba town .
The ambassador has pointed to the various condemnations expressed by countries and the regional and international organizations for the atrocities and crimes committed by the so-called Revolutionary Front
He also tackled the assassination of leaders of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement by forces of the outlaw Jibril Ibrahim, describing these assassinations as terrorist crimes and targeting the peace process in Darfur .

Minister of Welfare Meets National Council for Population Secretary General

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:46 +0500

Minister of Welfare and Social Security, Mashaer Al-Dawalab inspected,, the progress achieved indifferent fields of the objectives of the Millennium which approved by the United Nations and ends in December, 31-2013 .
This came when the minister met , yesterday, the Secretary General of the National Council for Population, Limia Abdul Gaffar and reviewed with her the national development policies which implemented by Sudan in the field of improvement of education and health services .
The minister, during the meeting, reviewed the ongoing efforts for preparation of Sudan's report on the Millennium and the Arab Regional Report .

Taha Calls on Mass Media to Acquaint with Dimension of Plots Targeting Sudan

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:53:52 +0500

The First Vice-President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, has called on the mass media to acquaint the public opinion with dimension of the plots being woven against Sudan .
Addressing the mass media and press leaders yesterday at the Republican Palace, Taha appreciated the role of the media in boosting the national issues .
He said that the priorities of in the coming stage include the unification of the internal front and supporting the Armed Forces
Meanwhile, the Minister of Information, Ahmed Bilal, said that the meeting underscored the necessity of uniting the internal front and the media address and providing information and guaranteeing its flow from the official circles to the mass media ..
He said that an operation room was set up to work round the clock for supplying the media with information
The Minister of Information said that the meeting also affirmed the importance of standing alongside the Armed Forces and to support it in the coming stage, lauding the heroic role and struggle of the Armed Forces since Sudan Independence ..
He said that the meeting also underscored the key role of the media in confronting and refuting the ill-intentioned rumors the attempts to split the nation's unity and to implement conspiracies against Sudan .