Post referendum talks on CPA to resolve before July The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, SPLM and the National Congress Party, NCP have agreed, during a meeting held in Khartoum on Monday, to conclude the post referendum issues as stipulated in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, CPA before July.20 April 2011 (L-R) H.E John Luk Jok and Dr. Marial Benjamin in a recent press briefing [File Photo] By Gurtong Team JUBA, 20th April, 2011 [Gurtong] - The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, SPLM and the National Congress Party, NCP have agreed, during a meeting held in Khartoum on Monday, to conclude the post referendum issues as stipulated in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, CPA before July.
Addressing a press conference at Juba International Airport on Tuesday after arriving from Khartoum, the Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development Justice John Luk said that the two parties are working hard to finish discussions on economics, oil revenue, treaties, assets, currency and national debt. He said that the two parties agreed to convene another meeting on 19th-25th of April in either Juba or Khartoum. The minister disclosed that there is a hitch on the marketing of oil because the north is insisting that it has a stake in marketing the oil produced in the south yet the government in Juba is convinced that the marketing of the product should be a sole responsibility of South Sudan. “During the two decades of war, the North has been marketing the oil without concern; now that South has taken its oil, we have to market ourselves,” he said. Turning to national debt, the minister said that the two parties are crafting a formula that the Government of Southern Sudan will use to alleviate some debts after independence. Justice Luk said that the oil share formula shall be maintained at 50% till July as defined in the CPA. He however disagreed with the position of the north that the same formula should be extended after independence to avoid the collapse of the economy of Khartoum. The minister added that the North has her own oil at present, saying that the two regions should concentrate on how they should cooperate to develop the existing resources. 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.
