The new Sudanese government, at its first meeting yesterday, identified 10 priorities to work on, during the first six months of the transition period.
Following the meeting, Sudanese Minister of Culture and Information Faisal Mohammed Saleh said that the issue of peace and economic crisis was discussed, and laws restricting freedoms were discussed.
Saleh also said that ways of achieving transitional justice, reforming state agencies and developing a balanced foreign policy were also discussed. The same spokesman said that Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk, accompanied by four ministers, will go on the first foreign visit to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Thursday.
Later, Hamdouk said in media statements that the government has 10 priorities, first of all to stop the war and achieve peace.
Hamdouk stressed that the coalition of forces of freedom and change led the revolution with skill, and pointed out that the first meeting of the government after its formation, discussed the list of work and priorities of the transition period.
The Sudanese Prime Minister revealed that his first visit will be to Juba and to meet with members of the Revolutionary Front. He added that there was no ceiling to pay the bill and the entitlement of peace with the armed movements.
"The fight against corruption will not be easy, but we will fight it," the Sudanese prime minister said. "The judiciary will pursue the corrupt civil or criminal."