Vice President Taha leaves for Oslo heading Sudan's delegation to donors conference
Khartoum, May 4 (SUNA) - Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha Sunday left for Oslo, Norway, heading Sudan's delegation to the 2nd Donors Conference, which is to begin there Monday with participation of the UN and the World Bank. The Vice President is accompanied by the Minister of Finance and National Economy, Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jazz, Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Al-Tigani Salih Fedail and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the Government of Southern Sudan, Dr. Luka Biong. In this connection, Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Al-Tigani Salih Fedail, said in a statement to SUNA the conference is preceded by a setting to brief the participants on the government implementation of the millennium goals with regard to its various aspects including the good governance, involvement of private sector and demining. Dr. Fedail pointed out that the conferees will hold a setting on the current situation in Darfur. Sudan's delegation will also present a paper on the progress of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as well as another paper on the priorities of the 5-year plan (2008 -2011) on the joint infrastructure projects linking the North and South Sudan before declaring the commitments of the donors with regard to the implementation of these projects. MF/BT