Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir told former US President Jimmy Carter in a meeting on Sunday that he was ready to withdraw his troops from the disputed Abyei area. Carter described this as a ‘major step towards achieving peace between the two countries’. After his meeting Carter told reporters that Sudan was ready to withdraw from Abyei. A delegation of former heads of state led by Carter known as the Elders was sent to Khartoum to discuss the situation with the Sudanese president.
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir told former US President Jimmy Carter in a meeting on Sunday that he was ready to withdraw his troops from the disputed Abyei area.
Carter described this as a ‘major step towards achieving peace between the two countries’.
After his meeting Carter told reporters that Sudan was ready to withdraw from Abyei.
A delegation of former heads of state led by Carter known as the Elders was sent to Khartoum to discuss the situation with the Sudanese president.
