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DATE=10/23/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=ALBRIGHT-SUDAN (L-0)
NUMBER=2-255395
BYLINE=KYLE KING
DATELINE=NAIROBI
INTERNET=YES
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO:  Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has 
wrapped up a six-nation tour of Africa, meeting with 
southern Sudanese rebel and community leaders in 
Nairobi.  V-O-A's Kyle King reports from the Kenyan 
capitol, the Secretary is pushing for an end to 
Sudan's 16 year civil war.
TEXT:  Secretary of State Albright's talks with rebel 
leader John Garang focused on the importance of the 
Kenyan-led peace process that is now underway.  Ms. 
Albright said a solution to the conflict required the 
Islamic government in Khartoum to respect the rights 
of the people in the mostly Christian south.
            /// ALBRIGHT ACT ///
      They need to understand that the only solution 
      to this is to deal with the huge portion of 
      their population who don't want to live under 
      Sharia law.
            /// END ACT ///
The secretary, who also met separately with Sudanese 
civil leaders said they were frustrated with the 
difficulty of the negotiation process.
Ms. Albright said part of the problem was finding a 
way to influence the government in Khartoum, which the 
United States has listed as a sponsor of international 
terrorism.
            /// ALBRIGHT ACT TWO ///
      The problem that is difficult is how you exert 
      leverage over countries that you don't deal 
      with. 
            /// END ACT TWO ///
The secretary said she fears the war may intensify now 
that the Khartoum government has begun pumping more 
than 100-thousand barrels of oil a day through a 15-
hundred kilometer long pipeline.
            /// ALBRIGHT ACT THREE ///
      There seem to be countries that believe that if 
      a central government that is dictatorial has 
      access to more money, then somehow that money 
      will filter to the benefit of the people.  It 
      doesn't happen.
            /// END ACT ///
Ms. Albright also met with the Kenyan official who has 
been trying to find a solution to the conflict.  She 
said she was encouraged that he was willing to roll up 
his sleeves (work hard) because there was not a lot of 
time to resolve the issue. 
The United States has pledged about 300-thousand 
dollars to support the peace process. (Signed)
NEB/KK/LTD-T/JO
23-Oct-1999 09:51 AM EDT (23-Oct-1999 1351 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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