US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Sudan on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of its glorious independence.
"On behalf of the US government, I am celebrating with the people of Sudan the 67th anniversary of independence," the Sudanese News Agency, "SUNA," quoted Blinken as saying on the website of the US State Department.
He added: "I admire the courage of those Sudanese who have demanded time and again that their voices be heard and that their leaders offer freedom, peace and justice."
"I join the people of Sudan in mourning the lives lost in the past year, not only in pro-democracy protests, but also in the intercommunal and inter-communal violence," he added.
Moreover, Blinken welcomed the political framework agreement and considered it an essential first step towards restoring democratic transition in Sudan.
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