SPLM-North and JEM agree to work against Sudan’s NCP Article Comments (3) Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
August 7, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) North and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said today they agreed to work with all the Sudanese political forces to re-establish democracy in the country. SPLM-North and JEM recently carried out a joint military attack on one of the Sudan Armed Forces garrison in Southern Koredofan. The Sudanese army confirmed the attack but said it repelled the assailants Yasir Arman, SPLM-North Secretary General and JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim "agreed to work with all the forces of democratic change to raise the country from thetotalitarianism to democratic transformation,” said a statement released by the Darfuian movement on Sunday. Yasir discussed over the phone with Khalil Ibrahim — who is hosted by the government of Muammar Gadaffi since May 2010 — the current political situation and future of the country after the secession of the South Sudan. "The two parties discussed the future of the Second Republic in light of the complexities facing the Sudanese people as result of the oppressive policies carried out by the National Congress Party," said the statement. Khalil and Yarman further discussed the issues of peace in Sudan and how to ensure equal citizenship rights to all the Sudanese and ways achieve democratic transition. Different rebel officials from the two sides did not rule out a political alliance between the rebellion in Southern Kordofan and Darfur armed groups who fight against the government since eight years. However, the perspective of such alliance, would complicate the settlement of pending issues between the north and South Sudan government and bring more tensions to the already edgy relations between the two sides. Khartoum accuses Juba of supporting both the SPLM, their comrades in arms during long years in Southern Kordofan and Darfur rebel groups. Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir rejected a framework agreement brokered by the AU panel and inked by his assistant Nafie Ali Nafie and the SPLM-North leader Malik Aggar on 28 June. Bashir said talks should be conducted inside the country and without international mediator stressing that no more internationally sponsored peace process to settle internal conflicts. The Sudanese president also blasted JEM rebels who are part of the Doha process and said the Qatari sponsored process is the last on Darfur conflict. (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.
