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US Charge d'Affaires visits Kassala State
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May 6, 2008 - 12:41:47 AM
US Charge d'Affaires visits Kassala State
Kassala, May 5 (SUNA) - Deputy Wali (Governor) of Kassala State, Mohamed Salih Abedin, Monday received at the State's Guest House the American Charge d'Affaires in Sudan, Alberto Fernandez, accompanied by the deputy director of office of US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Sudan, in presence of the Minister of Finance in the state Ali Awad Musa. The American Charge d'Affaires explained that his visit to Kassala State came to confer with the officials in Kassala State on the priorities of development in the state. In this regard, Fernandez affirmed the intention of the US to support the development and services programmes in the state via USAID. Meanwhile, the deputy director of USAID's office in Khartoum explained that USAID would work to provide support to the refugees' camps and villages of displaced persons, affirming support of USAID to reconstruction of the war-affected areas. The Deputy Governor, on his turn, pledged to cooperate with the efforts of USAID in support to the affected areas. He also appreciated the humanitarian assistance being extended to the State by US. MF/ BT
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