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June 19, 2011 (JUBA) – The Vice President of South Sudan government, Riek Machar, stepped up his lobbying in the US congress to address the escalating situation in Sudan as South Sudan is less than three weeks from becoming independent nation. Secretary-General poses with Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, Vice-President of Southern Sudan on 8 June 2011 (photo UN) Machar while in Washington, DC this week met with members of the US congress including a key member of the Republican Party, Senator John Mcain, who also contested in the last US presidential election. He appealed to the US congress members to push for action that would halt the ongoing crisis in the two regions. He also appealed to the US congress to support South Sudan in creation of a viable independent state by supporting its economic sectors. The Vice President also met with the UN Secretary General in New York, Ban Ki Moon and discussed the ongoing crisis in Abyei and South Kordofan. Machar is rescheduled to brief the UN Security Council’s special secession on South Sudan on Monday. (ST) -- 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.
