— South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will visit Khartoum this month, taking up the invitation extended by his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir when he visited Juba in April, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Sudanese state media also reported that Kiir will travel to Khartoum later this month. Bashir’s visit to Juba was his first since [...]
May 3, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, says the fate of Abyei – a key disputed oil-producing border region – remains his government’s top priority following the country’s secession from Sudan in July 2011. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah) His comments have raised expectations that direct negotiations on the [...]
— South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will visit Khartoum this month, taking up the invitation extended by his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir when he visited Juba in April, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Sudanese state media also reported that Kiir will travel to Khartoum later this month. Bashir’s visit to Juba was his first since [...]
Sudan, S. Sudan Reach Final Agreement on Buffer Zone Khartoum: The Sudanese and South Sudanese governments signed yesterday a final agreement regarding the monitoring and verification mechanisms of the buffer zone and agreed on reopening the crossings between the two countries.The head of the political and security committee on the Sudanese side, minister of defense [...]
Sudanese President’s Visit to Juba New Hope for Normal Ties Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir’s visit to Juba on Friday means a glimmer of new hope for the establishment of normal relations between his country and South Sudan, local observers said Saturday.The two sides have expressed their willingness to adopt dialogue as a means to [...]
Khartoum — The Joint Political and Security Mechanism (JPSM) has reportedly formulated a proposal regarding opening border crossings that will be discussed next week in Ethiopia between the delegations of north and south Sudan. According to the pro-government Sudanese Media Center (SMC) website, Khartoum’s delegation will travel to Addis Ababa in the early hours of [...]
Secretary-General Commends Juba Meeting Between Sudan and South Sudan Presidents, Urges Differences Be Resolved for Final Settlement of Abyei NEW YORK, April 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the meeting of the Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan in [...]
KHARTOUM, April 13 — Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir’s visit to Juba on Friday means a glimmer of new hope for the establishment of normal relations between his country and South Sudan, local observers said Saturday. The two sides have expressed their willingness to adopt dialogue as a means to settle their differences and abandon [...]
A number of bilateral issues that were left unresolved when South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011 are the main reason for their deep mistrust. Consequently, there lay much significance in the visit to Juba by Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir in which he announced he wanted peace and normal relations with South Sudan. [...]
KHARTOUM, April 12 (Xinhua) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Friday said his country is ready to mediate between Sudan and the rebels in its South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. Kiir Mayardit and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir held a joint press conference Friday at the conclusion of their meeting in Juba, [...]
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