By NNN-SUNA
Khartoum : Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir has called on all parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) to work together to build a strong and unified homeland and boost the spirit of brotherhood among the people.
He said this in a statement before an extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers on Thursday in which all representatives of the political parties in the Government of National Unity took part.
Also present were representatives in the government from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) which recently decided to rejoin the government after having left the GNU over disagreements over implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which ended years of fighting between the SPLM and the government.
President Al Bashir said the Sudanese people had proved their capability to overcome difficulties through dialogue and without any foreign assistance, stressing that there would be no return to war in the country.
The president expressed his hope that the session which was held at the Council of Ministers on Thursday would be the springboard for more action and contribution, adding that the period in which the SPLM froze its participation in the GNU was a time for evaluation and for weighing the positive and negative aspects in the performance of the government.
He re-affirmed the desire of the parties to the government to achieve the aspirations of the Sudanese people, boost stability, peace and prosperity for the Sudanese people. He commended the good spirit that prevailed during the session of the Council of Ministers in its new formation.
Assistant to the President Musa Mohamed Ahmed has meanwhile expressed his happiness the National Congress and the SPLM had overcome the crisis and expressed the hope that the session would be a new start for moving towards achieving development and prosperity.
Minister for Cabinet Affairs Pagan Amum expressed appreciation for the confidence the president had shown for appointing the SPLM members to those posts in the Government of National Unity and commended the nomination by the First Vice President, Salva Kiir.
He pointed out that the SPLM’s participation in the GNU would be an addition for the building of the Sudan and for strengthening of confidence and achieving stability and working together with all parties in the government to achieve the higher aspirations of the Sudanese people.
The Ministers representing the political parties involved in the GNU expressed happiness for the convening of the meeting of the Council of Ministers calling for further action to give an impetus to the peace process.
The Governor of the state of Gezira, General Abdul Rahman Siral Khatim, addressed the meeting on behalf of the governors who took part in that session, expressing the happiness of the Sudanese people to see the council of ministers meet in t he spirit of reconciliation and expressed hope that all difficulties would be overcome towards building a strong and prosperous homeland.