India to recognise South Sudan independence - diplomat
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May 12, 2011 (JUBA) – India has expressed willingness to recognize the
independence of South Sudan after its formal declaration on 9 July.
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Indian Ambassador to Sudan, Avanindra Kumar Pandy (http://www.audit.gov.mv)
In a meeting on Thursday between the Vice President, Riek Machar Teny,
and the Indian Ambassador to Sudan, Avanindra Kumar Pandy, the
diplomat assured that the Republic of India will be one of the first
countries to recognise the independence of South Sudan after 9 July.
The people of South Sudan voted overwhelmingly by over 98% in favour
of secession from the rest of Sudan in an internationally monitored
referendum on self-determination which was conducted in January 2011.
The plebiscite came as a result of the 2005 peace deal which ended 21
years of civil war between North and South.
President Omer Hassan Al Bashir of Sudan accepted the outcome of the
vote, saying it was expressing the will of the people of the
semi-autonomous region.
Pandy also informed the Machar that his country would send a high
level delegation to Juba to participate in the formal declaration of
South Sudan’s independence on 9 July. He said India will also upgrade
its current consulate in Juba to a higher diplomatic mission.
The meeting also stressed the importance of economic cooperation
between South Sudan and India, which has a population of over one
billion people and a burgeoning economy.
South Sudan is currently lobbying for recognition after 9 July. The
leadership has dispatched senior officials of the government to
hand-deliver invitations to foreign dignitaries in Africa to attend
the day of its independence proclamation.
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