President Al-Bashir Affirms Government Keenness to Complete compatibility of Laws with Constitution

SUNA- President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has affirmed the government keenness to complete compatibility of all the laws with the Constitution before early next July. Addressing the opening sitting of the Sixth Session of the National Legislature Monday, President Al-Bashir said that the bulk of the legislative work in the three years that followed the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was a big one, indicating that the Council of Ministers alone has approved during this period 59 law bills, with participation of all the state's organs and the civil society institutions.

President Al-Bashir referred to the remarkable enhancement of Sudan relations with the friendly countries in the Arab, African and Asian countries, along with the international and regional funding institutions. He said that the external funding to Sudan jumped from 428 million dollars in the year 2003 to 853 million dollars in the year 2007, at the percentage of 99% He said that the number of general education institutions in the country has increased to more than 20,000 institutions.

President Al-Bashir pointed to the continuous efforts for enhancement of the capacity building through implementation of 32 projects in this regard, referring to the utilization of modern technology in universities and higher education institutions. He affirmed the state's concern with providing free of charge medical treatment for emergency, kidney dialysis and children and maternity diseases, as well as combating diseases and epidemics, providing medicines, expanding implementation of the preventive medicine and primary health care programmes.