KHARTOUM, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three new state ministers in Sudan's government on Sunday took constitutional oath before Chairman of Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
The sworn in ministers included Omer Gamar-Eldin Ismail as state minister for foreign affairs, Stephen Amin Arno as state minister for labor and social development and Hazim Diab as state minister for infrastructures and transport.
Arno told reporters that after the oath-taking, there are great challenges at the labor ministry as it is the authority concerned with ensuring the livelihood of the people and lessening their burden of living conditions.
He vowed that he would do his utmost effort to support the government in coordination with his peer ministers.
The state minister for infrastructures and transport stressed the importance of collective thinking and implementation of all plans and programs with participation of all the Sudanese people.
He further pointed to the importance of engineering and knowledge partnership to set up strategic visions for the ministry.
Last week, Sudan's sovereign council approved the three state ministers.
Earlier, some components of the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance demanded amendments in Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's government.
In September last year, Hamdok formed the first cabinet of 21 ministers after the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir.
In August last year, Sudan began a transitional period of 39 months that will end with conduction of general elections.
