Government In Blue Nile Says Will Not Succumb To War News from Sudan Radio Service 8 June 2011—(Damazine) —The government of Blue Nile state says that it will not succumb to war but vowed to protect it civilians against any threat from the Sudan Armed Forces.
The minister of Ministers’ affairs in Blue Nile state, Ai Bunder Asisi spoke to SRS on Tuesday from Damazine. [Ali Bunder] “The negotiations will resume because since the 31st of May our negotiation team should have been in Addis but when we heard that the President gave an ultimatum, we knew it was a declaration of war. At the same time we put our forces on standby everywhere to respond to any attack but we were not going to fire any bullet and we were not going to strike because we are on defense position, but if we were forced and SAF attack us we would have responded immediately”. Last month, the Sudan Armed Forces gave an ultimatum to the SPLA to pull out of all Northern borders an attempt which angered most residents in the Nuba Mountains who saw it as an act of aggravating war. According to the CPA, a popular consultation was supposed to be conducted in Blue Nile and South Khordofan state in order to determine the political future of the two regions. -- 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.
