US should take us off its terrorism-sponsor list, says foreign minister
Sudan is striving for peace and stability through dialogue so it should be taken off the US list of terrorism sponsors, says Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour
Juba — Sudan wants to be removed from the US list of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism as a follow-up to a relaxed sanctions regime, says Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour. The country was committed to dialogue with all nations and making efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region, Ghandour was quoted by the state-run Sudan News Agency’s (Suna’s) website as saying on Friday. Sudan said on Sunday it would extend a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with rebels in the country’s warring regions to six months, Suna reported. "The cabinet headed by President Omar al-Bashir decided to extend the ceasefire by six months," Sudan’s official news agency reported. In June, Bashir declared a unilateral four-month truce in the three regions, where fighting between government forces and rebels has killed tens of thousands of people. He extended it in October to the end of the year and again for a month on December 31. Ghandour said on Saturday that "secret" talks between US and Su...
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