Saudi Arabia & UAE announce official recognition of South Sudan
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July 11, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The governments of Saudi Arabia and United
Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday their recognition of South
Sudan which was declared an independent state over the weekend.
The people of South Sudan voted overwhelmingly in favor of separating
from the North in a referendum that was held last January in
accordance with the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
At the weekly cabinet meeting held today, Saudi Arabia said it
welcomed the emergence of the new nation saying this “will contribute
to the stability and security in that region besides realizing the
aspirations of the Sudanese people”.
UAE foreign ministry also issued a statement today saying it hopes
that the declaration of the Republic of South Sudan “will open a new
page in achieving security and stability to serve the interests of the
peoples of the region”.
The ministry also expressed good wishes for the new republic, its
leadership and the people for a prosperous and peaceful future. It
asserted UAE’s keenness to bolster cooperation with South Sudan and to
build close relations with that country in political, economic and
social spheres.
Arab countries for the most part are uncomfortable with the idea of
seeing a split in a fellow state amid growing suspicion that the West
wants to balkanise countries in the region to weaken them.
There was minimal representation by Arab states at South Sudan
independence ceremony. Saudi Arabia was represented by its
intelligence director Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz.
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