AU chief pushes North, South Sudan quell tensions over Abyei
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June 7, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) - The chairperson of the African Union (AU)
Commission, Jean Ping, on Tuesday ended his two-day working visit to
Sudan, on a mission to persuade north and south Sudan to end their
hostilities through dialogue, said the AU in a statement issued today
in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
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Jean Ping, chairperson of the African Union Commission (UN)
The AU official met officials in Khartoum and in Juba to discuss the
contentious region of Abyei and other aspects of theComprehensive
Peace Agreement (CPA) and the post-referendum arrangements.
North and South Sudan signed the CPA in 2005, ending more than two
decades of civil war. The fate of Abyei, which is in the borderlands,
is yet to be decided. Its invasion by the north’s Sudan Armed Force
contravenes the CPA.
“Dr. Jean Ping discussed with President Omar Al Bashir the status of
the CPA implementation as well as the efforts being made for the
resolution of the current crisis in Abyei” the statement said.
Tension between north and south Sudan have been escalating as South
Kordofan also becomes subject to conflict.
Bashir briefed the Ping on efforts being made by Sudan to resolve the
crisis in Abyei, and underscored the importance of having dialogue
with the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) to resolve the crisis.
Ping on Tuesday met Salva Kiir, First Vice President and President of
GoSS where they discussed the progress being made on the
implementation of the CPA and the challenges ahead.
Kiir and Ping underscored a need for both North and South Sudanese
parties engage in dialogue to peacefully resolve crises in Abyei.
“The Chairperson and President Kiir agreed on the importance of
dialogue between the two CPA parties in order to resolve the crisis in
Abyei.” AU statement said adding “The Government of South Sudan
expressed its readiness to continue with the facilitation of African
Union High Level Implementation Panel [AUHIP].”
According to the AU, they have also discussed the preparations being
made for the upcoming Independence of South Sudan on 9 July 2011, and
the practical steps to be taken for the admission of the new country
as the 54th AU member state.
The AU boss commended Sudanese officials for successfully conducting
the general elections of April 2010, and the South Sudan referendum in
January 2011 and also for the positive outcome of the Doha talks aimed
at resolving the conflict in Darfur, and expressed the AU’s readiness
to continue to assist for the early commencement of the Darfur
Political Process (DPP).
(ST)
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