The First Vice President of the Republic,Ali Osman Mohammed Taha received message from the Governor of the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaima His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr of Ras Al Khaimah dealing with bilateral relations between the two countries and means for developing them further .
The message was handed to Taha by the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Khartoum, Hassan Al-Shehhi who met Taha , Tuesday at the Republican Palace .
The UAE Ambassador , following the meeting, described the relations between the two countries as historical and deeply-rooted, expressing his gratitude to the Government and people of Sudan for the efforts being exerted to promote relations between the UAE and Sudan, especially, Arab Emirates investments in Sudan .

Sudan permanent envoy to the United Nations, Ambassador Dafa'alla Al-Haj Ali, has delivered a complaint to the Security Council concerning the treacherous assassination of the field commander of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement, Mohamed Bashar, his deputy Arko Dahiya, and five others of the faction which has signed the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur .
The complaint stated that the aggression on Bashar and his companions was committed by the Justice and Equality Movement at Bamina area which lies in the Chadian territories .
The compliant forwarded to the Chairman of the Security Council stressed that the barbaric attack committed by the Justice and Equality Movement stands as clear evidence on its rejection to any political settlement with the government through negotiation . The complaint indicated that the Justice and Equality Movement has used to put impediments before reaching peace whenever successful steps were done for realizing peace .
The complaint pointed out that the terrorist crime was committed by Eissa Al-Kelaib, Mahdi Hassaballa and Ibrahim Mahmoud
Sudan complaint included the call on the Security Council to condemn the crime and to impose sanctions on the perpetrators .

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned the British and American Charge d'Affaires and the Ambassador of Norway who were informed, separately, by the ministry's Undersecretary, Ambassador Rahamtalla Osman, about evidence on the support of the Republic of South Sudan to the rebel movements which lately attacked Um-Rawaba and Abu-Karshola areas .
The Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry affirmed Sudan rejection to such a hostile act which would have negative impact on the relations between the two countries and poses a direct threatening to efforts being exerted currently for normalization of the relations between Sudan and South Sudan and application of the agreements signed between the two countries .
Meanwhile, the three western diplomats expressed their appreciation of the efforts being exerted by Sudan government for realizing stability in its relations with South Sudan State .
They expressed their desire to carry out contacts with South Sudan State so as to stop doing like such acts toward guaranteeing peace in the relations between the two countries .

The Foreign Minister, Ali Ahmed Karti, received in his office the visiting Director of the East Africa and Horn of Africa at the German Foreign Ministry .
Karti has briefed the German diplomat on the political and security situation in Sudan, the positive developments in the relations with South Sudan State, the acts done by some elements in South Sudan to disturb, the relations between the two countries and outcome of the negotiations after the signing of the cooperation agreements between the two countries
Meanwhile, the meeting tackled situation in Darfur and the efforts being exerted by the government for realizing stability in the region
He affirmed the importance of the international community support to Sudan issues, calling on the international community to condemn the recent assassination of the leader of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement which was a signatory of Doha Document for Peace in Darfur and his companions .
The German diplomat pointed out that her visit to Khartoum is aimed to discussing the bilateral relations between the two countries and to be informed on the situation in Sudan, expressing her country's appreciation of the improvement of the situation in Sudan and the agreements signed between Sudan and South Sudan State .

The Economic Development Sector of the Council of Ministers, chaired by the Minister of Finance, Ali Mahmoud, approved in its meeting Tuesday exemption of the pharmaceutical inputs from the import fee (03%) and the Value-added tax (17%).
Meanwhile, the Economic Development Sector recommended formation of a mechanism to follow up the impact of exemption from taxes on the medicines' prices, support to the National Laboratory and encouraging investment in the pharmaceutical industry .
The Economic Development Sector approved the agreement on cooperation between the Republic of Sudan and the Government of Saudi Arabia in the field of sea transport .