Sudan News Agency

 Written by : Fikria Aba Yazeed Khartoum/ 20/7/ 

 Decisions and resolutions taken in the symposium held by the International Center for African studies in cooperation with , late Dr. Jhon Garang organization for orphans, to support the choice of unity called for the necessity of realizing unity to support the settlement of the Sudan and to realize its development. 

The symposium called for realizing a number of aspects which makes unity an attractive choice that enhances the social texture and peace and the sustainable development and also spread the culture of peace as an approach to realize peace and security, calling for transferring unity dialogue to the south and addressing its different sectors specially the Sultans , women, students , and youth and to enlighten them with the nature of the relation between the south and the north of Sudan. In this regard , Dr. Abu Algasim Goar Hamid mentioned in the paper he presented in the symposium that it is possible to provide chances for Sudan's Unity through employing some of the means of spreading the culture of peace

He explained that the unity project through spreading the culture of peace is a long term historical and strategic project and needs a study of the cultural components of the Sudanese society to reactivate the elements of the culture of peace , and the designing of cultural, educational awareness programmes, to enlighten the Sudanese people. He pointed that the coming referendum phase represent the most difficult phase and that all the institutions and media means shall work to establish the national unity of the Sudan

On his side, Ali Tameem Fartak , a leader at the national congress party explained that , economically, making the Sudan a united country goes back to the joint economy between the north and the south, where there are large arable lands in the border line of the states

Also there are huge numbers of livestock in these areas , besides, the Bagara tribes enter the south borders for 6 months every year for grazing and watering , while the southerners travel north for work in different jobs and in trade

Also the oil has added a new dimension to the economy of the country and that the north represents a large market for the products of south Sudan

He pointed that socially , there are integration and marriages between the tribes , beside the complete harmony between the cultures of the north and the south

Fartak assured the necessity of the unity of Sudan so as to benefit from the Naifasha agreement

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