It is in Africa’s interest to see Sudan’s people living together in peace and cooperating with one another for their mutual benefit – fully respecting one another’s diverse but not mutually exclusive interests, whether they live in one country or two. A Sudan that truly embodied “the exemplary essence” of respect for diversity of which al-Nimeiry spoke would serve as a catalyst for peace and stability on our continent.
不管苏丹最终是分裂还是维持原状，只要那里的人民能够和平共处，共同为互惠互利而合作无间——完全尊重对方的多元属性，但却不因此而互相隐瞒利益。如果能做到这点，一个真正体现了尼迈里口中充分尊重多元属性的“优秀本质”的苏丹将成为整个大陆实现和平与稳定的催化剂。