South Sudan president says Sudan has declared war on them
BEIJING, April 24 |
BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) – South Sudan President Salva
Kiir told his Chinese counterpart of Tuesday that Sudan had
declared war on his newly-independent country, following weeks
of border fighting between the two countries.
“It (this visit) comes at a very critical moment for the
Republic of South Sudan because our neighbour in Khartoum has
declared war on the Republic of South Sudan,” Kiir told
President Hu Jintao during a meeting in Beijing.
“I have undertaken this visit because of the great
relationship that I value with China. China is one of our
economic and strategic partners,” he added.
Kiir’s visit comes days after he ordered troops to withdraw
from the oil-rich Heglig region after seizing it from Sudan, a
move that brought the two countries to the brink of all-out war.
Sudanese war planes bombed a market in the capital of South
Sudan‘s oil-producing Unity State on Monday, residents and
officials said, an attack the southern army called a declaration
of
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