Sudan president issues decrees to form 5 presidential councils

KHARTOUM, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday issued decrees forming five presidential councils in implementation of the outcomes of the national dialogue conference, which was concluded in 2016.

The councils include Council of Presidency Affairs, National Council for Macroeconomics, National Information Council, National Council for Foreign Policy and Unity and Peace Council.

According to the decrees, the membership of the five councils includes the first vice president and the vice president, assistants of the president and a number of experts and specialists.

The presidency affairs council is to be tasked with mapping out plans and programs and approving the studies that can enable decision-making and ensure the strategic path of the state.

The macroeconomics council is to endorse the polices relating to the overall economy, receive regular reports on transformations in the macroeconomics polices and evaluate the effects of the transformations on the economic sectors.

The national information council, according to the decrees, would be tasked with working out the comprehensive prospect for information in the constitution.

The national council for foreign policy is to plan, direct and draw the external polices according to the presidential vision and directives, and to supervise development of mechanisms and structures of the assisting institutions in implementation of the foreign policy.

The peace and unity council, meanwhile, is to be tasked with the realization of peace in all parts of Sudan and completion of the national accord among the political forces to achieve civil harmony in the country.

Sudan's national dialogue conference concluded in October 2016 with the approval of the national document formulated by the participants in the conference. Enditem