§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has held with representatives of opposition groups in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. [19598]
§ Mr. HanleyMy right hon. and nobel Friend the Minister of State for Overseas Development met Sudan People's Liberation Army leader John Garang in Nairobi on 9 February, Officials in Khartoum, London, Cairo, Addis Ababa and Nairobi are in regular touch with opposition figures both in and outside Sudan.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has held with the Government of Sudan concerning the conflict in the south; and if he will make a statement. [19599]
§ Mr. HanleyWe take every opportunity to make clear to the Government of Sudan our desire to see an early negotiated end to the civil war. The permanent under-secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office did so most recently to Sudanese Ministers when he visited Khartoum in January The British ambassador in Khartoum takes the same line in his frequent contacts with Sudanese Ministers.