15 April 2006 07:44

SUDAN TO SUMMON CHAD ENVOY OVER DIPLOMATIC BREAK
The Sudanese foreign ministry will ask the Chadian ambassador to explain his government's decision to severe diplomatic relations with Khartoum, a spokesperson said on Friday.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to request the Chadian ambassador to Khartoum to give an explanation of a decision taken by the Chadian government today [Friday] for unilaterally breaking off its diplomatic ties with the Sudan," Jamal Mohamed Ibrahim told the official Suna news agency.