The US Ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey, affirmed his country's commitment to supporting African countries to achieve their potential for African integration, appreciating the role being played by the IGAD to face the challenges in Sudan and Ethiopia. Godfrey, addressing the opening session of the ministerial meeting of the IGAD Organization, which kicked off this morning at the Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum, appreciated the endeavors and solutions to African problems and the efforts of IGAD in this connection, considering them important and tangible in terms of the methodology it adopts.
The US diplomat referred to IGAD's role in facilitating the political process in Sudan to restore the democratic transition and making it “an example to be followed".