Foreign Minister meets UN Secretary-General’s Envoy for Horn of Africa

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, met in his office today, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Horn of Africa, Hanna Tetteh, where they discussed issues that fall within the mandate of the envoy in her mission, especially the situation in Abyei area, peace in South Sudan and Sudanese-Ethiopian relations in light of the differences between the two countries over the Renaissance Dam and in Al-Fashqa border area.

For his part, the acting Foreign Minister, Ambassador Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, indicated that the state of good and stable relations between Khartoum and Juba may be a conducive factor in calming the situation in Abyei, which raises hopes for an agreed upon peaceful solution.

With regard to the Renaissance Dam, the Minister stated to the UN envoy that negotiations and dialogue are the best solution to settling the dispute and bringing the views of the three parties closer together.

On the border dispute with Ethiopia, he stressed that Al-Fashqa is Sudanese land and the Ethiopians should stop claiming Sudan’s occupation of their lands before entering into any negotiations with them in this regard.