Sudan News Agency

 Khartoum, Aug. 27 (SUNA)- President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, Friday afternoon returned home after a short visit to Nairobi during which he participated at the celebrations of Kenya to the declaration of its new Constitution

The Foreign Minister, Ali Karti, who accompanied President Al-Bashir in the visit, said in a press statement at Khartoum Airport that the visit paid by President Al-Bashir to Kenya was an important one and provided a good opportunity to inform about the developments in Sudan

Karti said that Kenya has decided to invite President Al-Bashir to take part in its celebrations and affirmed its commitment to the stance of the African Union and rejected all the calls directed to Kenya by a number of cuticles and activists backing the so-called International Criminal Court (ICC) to cancel the invitation to President Al-Bashir

He said that Kenya has greatly welcomed the visit of President Al-Bashir, despite the fact that it is a signatory of the statute establishing the ICC

The Foreign Minister said that President Al-Bashir met on the sidelines of the celebrations with a number of African leaders and held talks on the referendum and the developments in Sudan

Karti described the relations between Sudan and Kenya as distinguished and deeply rooted

He announced that the joint Sudanese - Kenyan ministerial committee will shortly meet, adding that the coming period will witness extensive political work between the two countries at the levels of parties and executive leaderships

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