The President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omar Bashir, on Sunday issued a Republican Decree extending the current ceasefire in the country to 31st of December 2017.

The decree said the extension is aimed to prepare the climate for the coming negotiations on the two areas, within the framework of the keenness of the government of the Sudan for achieving peace and stability in the country and to devote all energies for development challenges.

Source: Suna