KHARTOUM, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir held talks with a visiting Egyptian delegation on Monday about the latest developments in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur.

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit, head of the delegation, told reporters at the end of the meeting that he conveyed to the Sudanese president a message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

    "The message contains the ways of enhancing the bilateral relations between Egypt and Sudan, and supporting the implementation of peace agreements in Sudan," Abul Gheit said.

    Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol confirmed that during the meeting the Egyptian foreign minister put forward his country's viewpoints on how to resolve the Darfur issue and support the rebuilding and rehabilitation process in southern Sudan.

    "A complete identification has been reached between the two sides on these viewpoints," the Sudanese official said.

    Akol, meanwhile, also praised that the visit of the Egyptian delegation, which also included the country's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, demonstrated Cairo's concern over the problems in Sudan.

    Many Sudanese civilians have been displaced and a number of others killed since tribal clashes and anti-government rebellion erupted in February 2003 in the country.

    The Egyptian government warned last Tuesday against international sanctions against Sudan over the Darfur issue and asked the United Nations to build up dialogue with Khartoum in order to advance the peace process.

    The Sudanese government signed a peace deal with a Darfur rebel faction in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on May 5, 2006, as other rebel groups refused the deal, terming it as "unfair."

    Khartoum has urged the international community to exert pressures on the rebel groups in order to bring them back to the negotiating table, noting that sanctions and threats of using power against Sudan would only send negative signals to these groups.

    A ministerial meeting is to be held in the Libyan capital Tripoli on April 28-29 to work out the follow-up steps after Sudan's acceptance of the heavy support package from the UN to the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, which includes 3,000 soldiers and policemen and six attack helicopters.

    The meeting will be attended by officials from Sudan, Libya, Egypt, Chad, Eritrea, the United States, the UN, the AU and others.