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September 19, 2012 14:59 PM

Sudanese President Accepts Invitations To Attend Summit With South Sudanese Counterpart

KHARTOUM, Sept 19 (BERNAMA-NNN-SUNA) -- President Omer Al-Bashir has accepted invitations to attend a summit meeting with his counterpart from South Sudan, President Salva Kiir, on Sept 23.

The invitations came from the Chairman of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan, Thabo Mbeki, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Haile-Mariam, whose country's capital, Addis Ababa, will host the meeting.

The messages were conveyed to President Al-Bashir here on Tuesday evening by the visiting Ethiopian envoy, Nessan Johannes, who said in a press statement that the messages he delivered to the president dealt with the invitations to President Al-Bashir to participate in the summit between him and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir.

He added that the message from the Ethiopian Prime Minister affirmed his commitment to boosting efforts for peace between Sudan and South Sudan.

The Ethiopian envoy said President Al-Bashir had accepted the invitation and agreed to participate in the summit between him and President Salva Kiir on Sept 23.

-- BERNAMA-NNN-SUNA

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