SRF meets US Congress representatives

Request President Obama to change policy towards SudanA delegation of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) met with members of American Congress and Senate on Tuesday in Washington.The delegation included members of the opposition groups Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLA-MM). The SRF was formed on November 10, 2011 by the JEM, SLA-MM, Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).The delegates met senior US diplomat and foreign policy advisor Susan Rice along with 62 other representatives from the Congress. Ahmed Hussein Adam, a member of the SRF and advisor to the president of the JEM, told Radio Dabanga in an interview that the meetings were successful.“The members of the Congress drafted a letter to President Obama requesting the administration to change its policies towards Sudan and the delivery of aid and protection of civilians in Darfur, South Kordofan, Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile,” Adam said.He added that the address of the representatives of the Congress was in line with their demands. He said, “Obama administration needs to adopt a comprehensive approach towards issues of Sudan. The issues are all interconnected and we need a comprehensive solution that addresses the root of the problem. There needs to be a change in the structure of governance.”