The Governor of Sudan’s East Darfur State says that county commissioners of his state will visit South Sudan amid improving relations between the two countries.

Abdel Hamid Musa Kasha yesterday in an interview with Radio Tamazuj welcomed the outcome of the presidential summit held in Juba last Tuesday between Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir, adding that the security situation locally is relatively calm.

He affirmed that his state intends to consolidate good relations between Sudan and South Sudan. Commissioners from various localities will visit their southern counterparts in Northern Bahr al-Ghazal State in order to maintain “historic ties” between the two states, he said.

Governor Kasha also commented on the internal security situation in his state, noting that forces have been deployed in order to keep peace between the recently warring Rizeigat and Ma’alia tribes.

He affirmed that the security situation is under full control of the Sudan Armed Forces: “Necessary arrangements are in place to reconcile the nomadic tribes in East Darfur State.”

File photo (state media)

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