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To: Tomas who wrote (619)	11/29/1999 12:35:00 PM
From: Andy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1713

Sudan urges opposition to join peace efforts November 29, 1999 Web posted at: 8:43 AM EST (1343 GMT) KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) -- Sudan has urged all opposition leaders to follow in the footsteps of the opposition Umma Party and make peace with the government, newspapers said on Monday. Representatives of the government and the Umma Party, the biggest opposition group, initialled a "declaration of principles" after a meeting between President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Umma leader Sadeq al-Mahdi in Djibouti on Friday. The agreement was for holding talks on furthering democracy and resolving their differences through a political solution. A cabinet meeting called on all Sudanese political groups to "respond to the call of the nation, which resulted in the declaration of principles agreement, to achieve a comprehensive political solution," the pro-government newspaper Alwan said. Bashir praised Mahdi for "his courage" and independence and said the door for dialogue was open to all Sudanese. He called on Mohamed Osman al-Mirghani, leader of the opposition Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to make a deal with the government. "The government is prepared to agree with him at any place and any time," the government-owned al-Anbaa newspaper quoted Bashir as saying in an address in Western Kordofan State, about 750 km (470 miles) southwest of Khartoum. But leading opposition groups on Monday condemned the deal and threatened to suspend Mahdi from his position as Secretary-General of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). "Secretary-General (Mahdi) does not represent the NDA any more after signing the bilateral deal," the group said in a statement faxed to Reuters after an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday. "The meeting recommended he (Mahdi) be suspended as Secretary-General until the leadership holds its next meeting to decide upon his status." The NDA groups major northern and southern Sudanese factions opposed to the government, including the rebel southern Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) led by John Garang. "The participants reached a consensus on rejecting the agreement in form and spirit," the statement said. "(NDA) factions do not have the right to conclude individual agreements with the Khartoum regime." cnn.com

To: Tomas who wrote (619)	11/30/1999 10:04:00 AM
From: Tomas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1713

Sudan Pipeline Repaired but Blast Remains Mystery KHARTOUM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A pipeline holed in a weekend explosion has been repaired, Sudanese officials said on Tuesday, but no one has claimed responsibility for the attack that followed a controversial accord with an opposition leader. The pro-government Akhbar al-Youm daily quoted Hassan Mohamed Ali al-Tom, secretary general of the energy and mining ministry, as saying the damaged pipeline was repaired in under six hours and resumed full operation early on Monday. An explosion hit the pipeline early on Sunday near Erkowit, about 120 km (75 miles) southwest of Port Sudan, the country's main port which is around 1,200 kms (750 miles) northeast of Khartoum. The blast carved out a two-metre-(yard) hole. In September, a 1,610-km (1,000-mile) oil pipeline carrying crude from the interior to Port Sudan for export was attacked near Atbara in northern Sudan. The umbrella group of northern opposition parties, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) claimed responsibility for that attack. But a leading component of the NDA, the Umma party of former prime minister al-Sadeq al-Mahdi, signed an agreement with the government in Djibouti last Friday calling for dialogue to resolve Sudan's problems, including a long-running civil war. A politician who did not want to be named said after the attack that it might have been staged by elements in the NDA opposed to the agreement. The NDA condemned the deal on Monday. "(NDA) factions do not have the right to conclude individual agreements with the Khartoum regime," an NDA statement said. The targeted pipeline is used to deliver refined oil from Port Sudan to Khartoum for storage and consumption.