North-South Authorities To Investigate On Alleged Insecurity Documents The two governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan have set up a committee to investigate whereabouts of insecurity documents shared with the media by the South leadership. 21 March 2011 North-South Authorities To Investigate On Alleged Insecurity Documents H.E. Deng Alor addressing the press at the Juba International Airport [©Gurtong]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu Juba, 19th March, 2011 [Gurtong] -The two Governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan have set up a committee to investigate whereabouts of insecurity documents shared with the media by the South leadership. H.E Deng Alor, the GOSS Minister of Regional Cooperation informed the press on Friday shortly after arriving from Khartoum. The Minister who arrived with the GOSS President Salva Kiir went as a delegation to meet their Sudanese Counterpart Omar Hassan Al Bashir. Under the leadership of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel headed by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, the two counter parts resolved several issues after their meeting. Deng Alor briefed the press that, a committee was set up composed of the representatives from SPLM and NCP to investigate on the alleged documents. Earlier this week the SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum presented to the media soft copies of documents containing directives from Sudanese Ministry of Defense ordering the release of fire arms and ammunitions to militia groups proofed with an aim to destabilize South. “The documents are going to be presented to the committee formed such that we are to investigate to see whether these documents are forged or not,” Deng Alor said. The documents were shown following days of insecurity unrest in the region between South and North Sudan, the two governments have agreed for investigations to be launched. They also agreed to resume talks on the post referendum arrangements in which following the discovery of the documents SPLM pulled out from the negotiations. The two governments said that the Committee must also investigate on the latest incidence in Malakal where over forty people were believed to have been killed. The two Presidents further agreed that forces earlier on deployed in Kadugli should be with drawn. Alor said that the three forces operate in Kadugli ensuring security; United Nations, Joint Integrated Unit-JIUs and local police. They also agreed that the issue of Abyei be finalized. The Minister told the press that, the two parties have agreed that talks on Abyei to begin immediately this week. Alor believes that the talks will this time continue smoothly because of commitments shown from all partners. He said that the National Congress Party-NCP and the International Partner AU have taken active steps to ensure that they are finalized before the three months to the end of the interim period elapse. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
