Thursday, May 24, 2012

Sudan Seeks Arab League Support

Sudan seeks Arab League support

Published: May 23, 2012 at 9:03 AM

KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 23 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government hopes to rally support of the Arab League on sovereignty issues with South Sudan at a ministerial meeting next month, officials said.

Sudan Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti, who attended a March 28 Arab League meeting in Baghdad, decided to convene a special meeting with all Arab League member states to discuss the economic and political crisis, the Sudan Tribune said Tuesday.

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi was in Khartoum Sunday for talks with President Omar Hassan al-Bashir discussing preparations for the June 5 meeting, the newspaper said.

Sudan Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said at a news conference Sunday that Sudan has the full support of the Arab league and praised its stance over the Heglig region seizure by the South Sudanese army.

Following a dispute over oil revenues with Khartoum, the South Sudanese army occupied Heglig's oilfield in April, violating Sudanese sovereignty.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/05/23/Sudan-seeks-Arab-League-support/UPI-84711337778200/#ixzz1vlMjjglt

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