Sudan's Bashir Says 2015 Elections Won't Be Delayed  Khartoum —
The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir announced that the
ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has no intention of
delaying the upcoming 2015 elections and reiterated his call to
political parties to engage in national dialogue and be part of
next year's polls.  Sudan's President Omer Hassan al-Bashir
delivers a speech on January 27, 2014 in Khartoum (AFP
Photo/Ebrahim Hamid)  He stressed in his address to the
emergency meeting of the NCP's Shura (consultative) council on
Saturday that the government will initiate a national dialogue
with all political forces without exclusion to discuss issues
including peace, economic conditions, political freedoms and the
Sudanese identity.  Bashir also said the government is willing
to negotiate with the armed rebel groups provided that they lay
down arms, affirming that the country is entering a new phase in
which NCP seeks to bring the Sudanese people together.  He said
the speech which he delivered r