Minister keen to see Sudan & South Sudan both economically viable Friday, 17 February 2012 18:11 South Sudan >>> .The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Barnaba Marial Benjamin has said his government is keen to see Sudan and South Sudan as two economically viable states. Speaking to Radio Miraya's Round Table discussion on Thursday, Benjamin said Juba doesn't want to see the people of Sudan suffering, should the country's economy collapse.
He said the 2.6 billion dollars bailout offered by South Sudan in support of Sudan's economy reflects the good will of the government in Juba. South Sudan and Sudan were not able to reach an agreement on oil fees following negotiations in Addis Ababa, under the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) auspices. However, fresh talks on oill will resume in two weeks time. Media reports said that Khartoum's delegation has presented a paper detailing its position on oil transit fees and how it should be calculated, however South Sudan rejected Khartoum's demand of $36 per barrel saying that this represents no change from previous figures. Earlier Juba said that the fair fee should be around $1 per barrel of oil. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" 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/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
