Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohammed Taha thanked Ethiopia and Libya for welcoming President al-Bashir and said Sudan was capable of handling the humanitarian situation in Darfur on its own.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Before any new peace initiative, Mr Bashir will have to get Ali Osman Mohamed Taha on side.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

The head of the government's delegation, Vice-President Ali Osman Taha, reportedly stormed out in fury, but eventually returned.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

The more moderate ministers, such as the vice-president, Ali Osman Taha, argue that ending Sudan's diplomatic isolation is more important than winning the war.

ECONOMIST: Peace in the south, war in the west and poverty amid riches