August 13, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan expressed hopes that the US special envoy to Sudan would come to Khartoum with more promising results on the level of bilateral relations.
US President Obama special envoy to Sudan retired Air Force General Scott Gration is due to be in Khartoum on Sunday for talks on bilateral relations and Darfur peace process.
Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Mandour, Secretary of Political Relations at the dominant National Congress Party (NCP) said today he hopes that Gration would come with more useful results at the level of bilateral relations with Washington.
Sudan, which is engaged in a bilateral dialogue with the US administration, wants the lift of economic sanctions imposed since 1997. However last week, Gration reconsidered his call for the lift of sanctions before the Congress.
In an interview with Reuters, the envoy said he opposed relaxing US sanctions on Sudan. He added that only should be amended sanctions preventing US from sending heavy machinery and other equipment to develop southern Sudan.
However Mandour minimized the significance of Gration statements saying he believes despite reports published by the press the ongoing dialogue is reasonable.
Further the Sudanese ruling party official reiterated that the most important issue of concern for his government is the removal of Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism and the lifting of the economic.
Mandour also acknowledged the negative impacts that could be caused by many pressure groups acting against the Sudan to these efforts.
But he wished that Obama’s speech in Cairo and Gration statements before the Congress could limit the effects of pressure groups.
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