The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has welcomed the new US policy of engagement with the Sudan which was declared yesterday in Washington. In a statement issued here today, the Secretary General stated that this positive development, which represents a balanced approach on the part of the US Administration policy towards the Sudan, is an important step in the right direction. He added that the new strategy clearly reflects the commitment by US President Barack Obama to make a new beginning in the US relations with the Muslim World through dialogue and engagement. The Secretary General seized this opportunity to urge the international community to take concrete steps to support the efforts aimed at resolving the Darfur issue through the imminent negotiations between the concerned Sudanese parties in Doha, as well as the ongoing internal measures aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the North and the South. --SPA
