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To: Tomas who wrote (1770)	7/25/2000 3:59:02 PM
From: Tomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2742

US Diplomat Optimistic About Normalising Ties With Sudan KHARTOUM, July 25 (AFP) - A senior US diplomat here is optimistic Washington will restore normal relations with Sudan in the near future, newspapers reported here Tuesday. The US charge d'affaires in Khartoum, Donald Teitelbaum, told parliament Monday that a relaxation in bilateral relations "is in sight" and Washington "is determined" to have those ties restored to normal, the papers said. Teitelbaum said he was working with Sudanese officials to try to resolve unnamed issues but was confident his efforts would achieve "positive results for removing the problems that have arisen in the past years." Teitelbaum reportedly asked members of the State Legislative Council to help him bring the views of the two countries closer, describing as "good" the ties between the two peoples. The parliament's speaker Babiker Ali al-Toam was reported to have briefed the US diplomat on the political situation in Sudan and on the formation and performance of the Legislative Council. Toam said the diplomat was invited to the parliament to help foster "direct communication" between peoples and governments and create an atmosphere conducive to improving US-Sudanese ties. Earlier this month the government here said it was working to reopen its embassy in Washington as senior US diplomats like Teitelbaum have been making frequent visits from Kenya since late April. The US government moved its Khartoum embassy staff to Nairobi for security reasons about four years ago, although the ambassador used to visit the Sudanese capital once a month to maintain a presence. He stopped the visits amid an upsurge in fears over security in the aftermath of the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998. The embassy here had been maintained by Sudanese staff until April. The developments came after US presidential envoy Harry Johnston made a groundbreaking visit to Khartoum on March 4 for talks on restaffing the embassy and ensuring proper security, along with broader issues such as Sudan's civil war. US officials have said Washington is trying to re-engage the Islamist government in Khartoum, which it says is a state sponsor of terrorism and which it condemns for its actions in the 17-year civil war in the south.

To: Tomas who wrote (1770)	8/7/2000 9:20:39 PM
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Sudan Begins Exportation Of Gas Khartoum, August 7 (SUNA) - Sudan began on Friday exportation of the surplus gas produced at Khartoum Oil Refinery, announced the Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Engineer Hassan Mohamed Ali Al-Tom. He said in a press statement to SUNA that the ship carrying the first quantity of the Sudanese gas, 2,600 tonnes, has left Port Sudan to the international markets. Al-Tom indicated that the exportation of Sudanese gas to the international markets will continue. The international Trafigura Company has purchased the first quantity of Sudanese gas. The Nile Petroleum, Aman Gas and GAPCO (former Agib) will export the Sudanese gas through partnership among them. Sudan began on June 5 exportation of Sudanese petroleum products, when the first quantity of benzene, 20,000 tonnes, was exported. The Sudanese benzene is being exported at the rate of 40,000 tonnes monthly. The Ministry of Energy and Mining plans to establish an electricity power station near Khartoum Refinery to generate 200 megawatts by utilizing gas produced at the refinery. Khartoum Refinery produces 550 tonnes of gas per day, while the local consumption stands at 120 tonnes.