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KHARTOUM, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday underlined the need to maintain security in Darfur following violent battles in the region on Saturday.
The remarks came during his talks with Chadian President Idriss Deby who stopped over at Khartoum airport on his way back to Chad.
"The talks reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and how to develop them further," Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour told reporters.
"Al-Bashir has reiterated stability of the security situations in Darfur and noted that the armed forces, the Rapid Support Forces and all other supporting forces are pursuing the remnants of the rebels that attempt to undermine the peace which prevailed in Darfur," he noted.
The Sudanese army said on Saturday that it repulsed two separate attacks by two armed groups in east and north of Darfur region, adding that the two groups moved simultaneously from Libya and South Sudan.
The Sudanese army has been fighting three armed groups in Darfur: the Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudan Liberation Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army.