Sudanese President Omar Bashir visits China Monday

Sudanese President Omar Bashir will start a visit to China on Monday to attend the celebrations with the anniversary of its victory over Japan in the World War II.

Sudanese Ambassador in Beijing Omar Issa said that all preparations were made for Bashir's planned visit.

The visit of Bashir comes within the framework of boosting bilateral ties between both countries, Issa said.

A bilateral summit will be held between Bashir and Chinese President Xi Jinping, he said, adding that Bashir will meet with members of the Sudanese community in China.

During the visit, Bashir will witness the signing of a number of agreements in the fields of economic cooperation and investments, he added.

Tensions with the UN and Dr. Amin Mekki Medani

On the evening of December 6, 2014, the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) arrested Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, a renowned human rights activist, former President of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor (SHRM) from his house in Khartoum.

The Observatory and ACJPS strongly denounce the arbitrary arrest and detention of Dr. Medani and considers it as a reprisal to sanction his legitimate human rights activities. On December 3, 2014 Dr. Medani signed the “Sudan Call”, on behalf of civil society organisations. The “Sudan Call” is a Declaration on the “Establishment of a State of Citizenship and Democracy”, under which co-signatories committed to work towards the end of the conflicts raging in different regions of Sudan and towards legal, institutional and economic reforms. The Declaration, which commits signatories to end wars and conflicts as a priority, was co-signed in Addis Ababa by representatives from political and armed opposition parties, including the National Umma Party, the National Consensus Forces and the Sudan Revolutionary Front. Dr. Medani co-signed the Sudan Call on behalf of the Civil Society Initiative.
Source: MENA