Sudanese Delegation Calls Upon Qatar to Contribute to Resolve Abyei Issue

Doha (QNA) - A visiting Sudanese delegation has praised the "positive and active "role being played by the State of Qatar in addressing Sudan's issues, especially the Darfur crisis .
Addressing a press conference held here Monday, head of the Committee on Abyei's Overall Strategy, Dr. Hussein Hamdi hailed Qatar's initiative to resolve the Darfur issue, praising the efforts being exerted by HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in this regard.
He also affirmed confidence in Qatar's capacity to 'positively contribute' to resolve the Abyei issue, calling on the Arab countries to accord special attention to settle peacefully the final status of Abyei and other outstanding issues.
"Any attempt to include Abyei in the Constitution of the Southern Sudan is serious breach of the comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 signed between the central Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)," Dr Hamdi said.
For his part, Mukhtar Babu Nimir, a Misseriya chief expressed gratitude for Qatar's active efforts made for the resolution of the Darfur issue, calling upon the State of Qatar to intervene to resolve the Abyei issue.