The signing of a new peace deal aiming to end years of hostility between Sudan and Chad by the two countries' presidents was postponed to Thursday, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said late Wednesday.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir did not make an appearance Wednesday as expected at the presidential palace in Dakar, where the peace deal was expected to be signed.
Wade, whose country is hosting the 11th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, told reporters that Bashir did not show up due to headache as a result of long journey, and the signing of the peace deal was postponed to Thursday.
Bashir had been scheduled to have a meeting Wednesday night with his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The relations between Sudan and Chad have been strained for years, with Sudan blaming Chad for supporting rebels in its Darfurregion, and Chad accusing Sudan of arming rebels in eastern Chad.
Bashir and Deby arrived in Darkar Wednesday to attend the two-day Islamic summit which opens Thursday.
Source:Xinhua
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