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‘Optimistic envoys’ arrive

Former US president Carter and Senator Kerry describe the vote as an opportunity for peace and change.

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International observers have arrived in Sudan to monitor the referendum which could see the south of the country separated from the north.
Published On 8 Jan 2011
Carter himself arrived in Sudan on Friday along with his wife.
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The Carter Center has had observers deployed in Sudan for more than two years and were monitoring the presidential election in April.
Asked what his message was to people in Sudan, Carter said: "Just accept the decision of the southerners in the referendum peacefully."
John Kerry, a US senator who also arrived in Sudan on Friday, said "history can be written by the people of Sudan."