Sudan Welcomes Nomination of Djibrill Bassole

Sudan Welcomes Nomination of Djibrill Bassole as Chief Mediator of UN and African Union for Peace in Darfur The President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has welcomed the nomination of former Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, Djibrill Bassole, as the chief mediator of the United Nations and the African Union for peace in Darfur and completing the peace process in the region. This came when President Al-Bashir met Monday in Sharm Al-Shaikh, Egypt, on the sidelines of the current African Summit, with the President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore. President Al-Bashir pledged to provide every possible facilities for the new chief mediator to carry out his mission for settlement of Darfur issue. In a press statement after his meeting with President Al-Bashir, the President of Burkina Faso said that he was briefed by President Al-Bashir on the situation in Sudan and Darfur, adding that they also touched on the relations between Sudan and Chad. President Compaore said that he introduced to President Al-Bashir the former Foreign Minister of his country who was appointed to be the chief mediator of the UN and the African Union for peace in Darfur. Meanwhile, the Presidential Advisor, Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, said that the mediator Djibrill Bassole would visit Sudan in the coming days to meet with Sudanese officials and to visit Darfur

 

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