Bashir: he is committed to fight terrorism and human trafficking

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir stressed on Monday his country’s commitment to fighting terrorism, money-laundering, human trafficking, adopting sustainable development goals, enhancing the state’s performance, executing the recommendations of the national dialogue committees, and enhancing economic conditions.

In his speech in front of the Sudanese parliament, he said that “Sudan is fully committed to the international partnership to consolidate regional and international peace and security and the serious cooperation to combat terrorism, money-laundering and human trafficking crimes”.

His speech comes two days after the US administration added Sudan to the list of states uncooperative in the field of fighting human trafficking despite Khartoum affirmations that it is playing a vital role in combating this phenomenon on the local and regional levels and that it is exerting relentless efforts to fight it and limit its effects.

Bashir also renewed commitment to Sudan initiative to achieve the Arab and African food security and to be open to the world’s nations. “We will cooperate with neighboring countries, reinforce cooperation with brother states through various mutual mechanisms so that Sudan can become an active state in its international and regional neighborhood,” he said.

Sudan awaits the decision of US President Donald Trump on Oct. 12 to lift the current economic and commercial sanctions imposed on Sudan since 1997. Sudan asserted that it has implemented the five-track plan imposed by the US administration which includes ending the war in South Sudan, facilitating access of humanitarian aid to conflict zones and preventing support to Lord’s Resistance Army.

On the other hand, President Omar Bashir on Monday said Sudan should development to the better its relations with all countries and in all domains of mutual cooperation.

The Minister for Foreign Relations, professor Ibrahim Ghandour, said he has briefed the president of the Republic Omar Bashir on the outcome of his recent tour that took him to Washington, New York and Brussels as well as his participation in the UN 72nd General Assembly meeting and his various meetings with officials at the US administration and with numerous foreign ministers on the margin of the assembly.

He said the president has stressed following the briefing the need to better develop Sudan's foreign relations with all countries. The Minister has described his meeting and the visit as positive and fruitful.

He said his meetings with American officials discussed bilateral relations and dwelt on the five tracks specified as areas to be handled and how the Sudan implemented them beside the relations between the two countries.

He said his meetings were with the US deputy Secretary of state, the direct of the American USAID agency as well as the Director of the Africa Department and the Sudan envoy within the US administration.

He said during the meetings with the American side it was agreed that the implementation in the rive track was good and that each of the two sides has met its obligations and that the officials have said a report to this effect will be submitted to the American president who will have the final say on the revocation of the sanction on October the 12th.