KHARTOUM, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Saturday urged Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar to stop supporting Sudanese rebels, local media reported.
Sudan's Information Minister and government spokesman Ahmed Bilal Osman accused Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar of undermining Sudan's security by supporting the country's rebel movements.
"What Haftar is doing by supporting the movements in Libya is considered a continuation of what Muammar Gaddafi was doing to undermine Sudan's security by supporting those negative movements," Osman was quoted as saying.
He reiterated Sudan's ability to safeguard its borders and territories in the face of whoever tries to undermine its security and stability.
Osman also urged the Sudanese armed groups to favor the option of peace and refrain from achieving the ambitions of certain people.
The Sudanese government is fighting three armed groups in Darfur region, which Khartoum says receive logistical support from South Sudan and some Libyan factions.
