High Level Eritrean Delegation participates in Funeral Procession of the First Sudanese Vice President
By Staff
Aug 7, 2005, 18:52
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A high level Eritrean delegation took part in the funeral procession of Dr. John Garang Dimabior First Vice President of Sudan and head of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) that took place in Juba, Southern Sudan yesterday 6th of August 2005.
The high level Eritrean delegation representing Eritrea at the funeral procession included Foreign Minister Ali Seid Abdellah, Defense Minister General Sebhat Efrem, Commander of the First Zonal Operation Command Brigadier General Teckle Kiflay, Head of PFDJ organizational affairs Mr. Abdellah Jaber and other Eritrean senior government officials and military commanders.
In a message the spouse of Dr. John Garang Demabior Madam Rebecca delivered during the funeral said that Dr. John Garang is a lamb of peace and expressed her unreserved faith that the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) will carry on its journey with commitment and devotion.
Various messages delivered during the memorial service also indicated that the death of Dr. John Garang at a significant and historic journey for peace in the Sudan, is a major loss for the people of the Sudan in general and the people of Southern Sudan in particular.
Reports further indicated that a great number of dignitaries that included heads of state and representatives of different nations, international organizations, heads and members of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and other political forces of the Sudan and thousands others attended the funeral of Dr. John Garang.
Dr. John Garang officially took his place in the Sudanese leadership on the 9th of July, swearing the oath of office as first vice president of Sudan in Khartoum, and died at the age of 60 in a helicopter crash last Saturday 30th of July 2005.
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