China welcomes agreement on constitutional declaration in Sudan

BEIJING, Aug 7 (MENA) - China welcomed an agreement reached between Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance on the constitutional declaration.

The TMC and the Freedom and Change Alliance Sunday signed the agreement, which includes the establishment of a transitional government for a period of 39 months.

Beijing respects the independent choice of Sudan regarding the course of national development, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying in a statement Wednesday.

Hopefully, parties concerned would put national interests of Sudan and the Sudanese people first, he said.

Hua also expressed hope that the agreement would help achieve peace, stability and development in the Arab country as soon as possible.