South not interested in war with Sudan, Kiir tells Eritrean FM
June 23, 2013 (JUBA) - President Salva Kiir repeated on Saturday his insistence that South Sudan is not interested in returning to war with neigbouring Sudan, asserting that the two countries need peace. The president made
June 23, 2013 (JUBA) – President Salva Kiir repeated on Saturday his insistence that South Sudan is not interested in returning to war with neigbouring Sudan, asserting that the two countries need peace.
The president made the remark during a meeting with the Eritrean foreign affairs minister, Osman Saleh Mohammed, who is currently visiting Juba.
Mohammed told Kiir that Asmara is willing to assist the two Sudans in resolving the many issues that remain outstanding from the south’s independence in 2011, including oil and border disputes.
Eritrea provided support to the former southern rebels that now govern the young nation, at points during the two decades civil war.
However, relations between Asmara and Khartoum have improved in recent years especially after a recent report from research group, Smalls Arms Survey, indicated that Eritrean weapons may have found their way to rebel groups in South Sudan.
The meeting, which was also attended by South Sudan’s foreign minister Nhial Deng Nhial, enabled “very good discussions and briefings on current political situation with the republic of Sudan”, Osman said.
President Kiir, according to the diplomat, was very open and expressed willingness to resolve the differences with Sudan.
“He [Kiir] told me that he is not interested in war with Sudan which is a very important message”, he said.
Mohammed said he had to deliver a message of peace and readiness to assist the two countries to resolve their differences amicably from the Eritrean president, Isaias Afewerki.
“I have also delivered the message of our readiness to assist in resolving the differences because we want our brothers and sisters in Sudan and South Sudan to live in peace”, Osman told reporters on Saturday shortly after meeting president Kiir.
South Sudan’s foreign minister, Nhial Deng Nhial, said Juba remained committed to the full implementation of all previous agreements the ruling SPLM had signed with Sudan.
“The president clearly stated the position of the government of the Republic of South Sudan to fully implement the Cooperation Agreement on oil, trade, citizenship, border security and other issues signed in September last year”, he emphasised.
Oil exports resumed in March, but Khartoum has threatened to halt the export of crude from landlocked South Sudan through its territory, accusing Juba of backing a Sudanese rebel coalition that is trying to end the almost 24-year rule of the National Congress Party.
Nhial said that president Kiir restated his government does not provide support to the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), which includes the SPLM-North in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, who fought with the south against the NCP previous civil war.
“The Republic of South Sudan does not support rebels fighting Khartoum. It is in our interest not to destabilise the government of Sudan. Our interest is to live in peace”, said Nhial.
South Sudan’s cabinet of minister has passed a resolution to send a high-level delegation to Khartoum, headed by vice president Riek Machar.
The SPLM leadership has also expressed the south’s commitment to fulfill the implementation matrix of the Cooperation Agreement agreed with Sudan, which requires the leadership of the two countries to meet directly in the case of any difficulties.
(ST)
On Wednesday June 19, demo.archive.assenna.com has reported that the Head of Political Affairs of the PFDJ Yemane Gebreab ( Monkey) and Osman Saleh, Foreign Minister of the PFDJ, were due to travel to Juba to meet President Salva Kiir. The mission was not made public by the the PFDJ media.
simerrr2012 June 24, 2013
Wetwa iyarere yeswe wet tamaslalech yiblu amharu. Tsbha indaharere nayseb tsebhi tekues. This people are not able to solve one problem of Eritrean people from millions problem they created from day one they start leading the front as liberation front(Mafia entity ) now they have the best medicine for all problem of the world. When it comes to Palestinians –Israeli ..they criticize all kind of effort by the west including the Oslo agreement, when it comes to Somalia .they have another best solution and when it comes to Iraq again they are the best in solving the problem. Dorhos abzeytfelto adi keyda korbet antsfuley belet. We know these hopeless individuals cannot even be fathers of one child leading a country of 5 million. They completely paralyzed the entire nation by terrorizing , intimidating, torturing, killing , arresting , dehumanizing the people .Their economy policy cannot even bring a piece of bread to children and a cup of milk to mothers who breastfeed babies. The whole nation is depend on money from the diaspora. They cannot even survive one single day without collecting the 2% and other means of collecting money from the diaspora by intimidation.
Zaki June 24, 2013
your very comment fits to what a writer said about African leaders long time ago. To be exact, dictators of Africa. He said ” leader of Africa are good at healing others wound while neglecting their own wound getting decayed more and more.
Awet June 24, 2013
what an idiot regime. Why don’t they make peace with their own people before they preach to others about peace? The two dogs are partnering in visiting and doing the leg work for the brutal dictator. History will judge you.
elala June 24, 2013
Nay Z’ems Zgermn Zedenken iyoo.
Dictator is completely isolated and now he is hitting the bottom.
He become Bashir’s errand boy for small chores.
He thinks he got a better hand than ex South African President,
They are really out of the loop
yared June 24, 2013
zeyneberti nebari tseyki kserhu tray khasbus hayenta aykonen weshtawi selam zharbetena ahwatom kelenas bzaeba kaelea abet abet korakur nay eseyas.yemane esseyas and osman esseyas eba beluley
Selam June 24, 2013
Eritrea needs to resolve its own problems first that is make peace with their won people and the World. Eritrea is the most alienated with two sanction from the UN and another one on Human rights on the way. The fact that Eritrea is interfering in our countries problem is just hypocrisy and to have some international attention to relieve its own alienation. Peace starts at HOME……
Selam June 24, 2013
Eritrea has the most alienated government with two sanction from the UN and another one on Human Rights on the way. The fact that Eritrea is interfering in our countries problem is just hypocrisy and to have some international attention to relieve its own alienation. Peace starts at HOME……
Kiflo June 24, 2013
How come the totalitarian dictator who didn’t want the referendum to take place and South Sudan not to be independent become a mediator between the two Sudans? Didn’t he supplied arms and trained rebels from the South against the South and Darfur? What sort of gambling is going on? Indeed, I would leave the choice for the South Sudanese. They are the ones who need caution and care in regard to the meddling of the totalitarian dictator of Eritrea.Isn’t he satisfied getting millions through the sabotage dealing with currency? weren’t Colonel Mussa, one of the blackguards, who facilitated things in Juba? Is there any room of arms trafficking that is needed by the totalitarian dictator? Or is he looking for the opportunity to find a crack?
Thomas June 24, 2013
The dictator does know how to make peace but he s an expert in creating distabilization and conflicts. so its funny that the dictator attempting to resolve the problem between the two Sudans. I am sure he is just there with some sort of hiden conspiracy. Otherwise no one expects peace to come from the dictator, because it has never been before, rather he will complicate matters if he can. But today everybody knows that the dictator is at his weakest point in power.
mg June 24, 2013
isayas is a mad dog driven by his own contradictions. He is a president who betrays Eritrea, a man claimed to work hard for Eritrea and Eritreans but also oppressed them,a figure head claimed to speak for whole nation but spoke for no one, complicit in the murder of many, and convinced he could rally all eritreans but failed miserably.In the end his contradictions will tore him apart and he will pay and all of his ignorant supporters.
johannes June 24, 2013
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