Article: UN chief welcomes Sudanese agreement on heavy support package

UN chief welcomes Sudanese agreement on heavy support package

UNITED NATIONS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon welcomed on Monday that the Sudanese government has confirmed its agreement on the entire heavy support package of the UN assistance to the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur.

"The secretary-general is encouraged by this development and intends to move expeditiously with the deployment, in close cooperation with the African Union," said a statement issued by his press office.

Ban called on Sudan to urgently provide the land and other facilities necessary for the deployment of the heavy support package, including permission ...

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