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Foreign minister in Kenya in advance of peace talks

    NAIROBI

    Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Uthman Isma’il travelled to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday on a two-day visit to discuss preparations for a regional heads of state summit on the Sudan war, under the auspices of the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), according to news reports in Khartoum. Isma’il would brief Kenyan officials on the Sudanese government’s approach to ending the 18-year-old civil war with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), the reports said.

    The minister would also discuss a recent agreement between Sudan and Uganda to normalise relations, since Kenya was expected to host meetings between the two on the implementation of that agreement, AFP reported. Observers believed Isma’il’s trip was related to an impending visit to Kenya by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was scheduled to address the Sudanese war, it added. Powell is also expected to meet UN and NGO representatives of Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), a humanitarian umbrella coordinating relief efforts in southern Sudan.

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