Sudan News Agency

Khartoum, June 2 (SUNA) - The government and the visiting Troika partners' delegation for boosting implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), composed of Representatives of Britain, the United States and Norway held a joint sitting of talks Thursday at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe government's side was headed by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rahmatalla Mohammed Osman, while the Troika partners' delegation was headed by the UK special envoy to Sudan, Michael RyderIn this context, Ambassador Rahmatalla Mohamed Osman, said in a statement in a press statement that the talks focused on the pending issues between the two peace partners with regard to the post- separation and the issue of Abyei. He said that they explained to the Troika delegation the stance of the Sudanese government about the latest developments and affirmed the government keenness to cooperate with the international community to solve these problems in order to maintain strong relations with the government of south SudanHe said that they had frank discussions on what happened and spoke about possible solutions according to the current consultations with the African Union and other bodies in order to achieve a solution to the issue of Abyei soonest as possibleHe said that the British envoy said the Troika partners delegation have nothing to do with Abyei file, which is to be tackled by the African Union and President Thabo Mbeki who is undertaking the issues of Abyei. However, the Representatives of Troika delegation affirmed that they are following the issue of Abyei and hope that the issue be solve in order to avert any complicity in the futureThe meeting also touched on the economic conference which will be hosted by Turkey during this year to discuss issues of development in Sudan as well as Marco-economy issues at the initiative of Norway and other countriesThe British special envoy to Sudan said that the two sides exchanged views and had useful discussions on the current situations in Sudan. He said that the Troika partners' delegation will fly Friday to Juba to hold similar discussions with the government of the southMF/MOBack