South Sudan welcomes UN/US condemnation
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 06:09 Muna Tesfai South Sudan >>> . The Government of South Sudan on Tuesday welcomed a statement of the UN Secretary General and the US government condemning the bombing of civilian targets and infrastructure in South Sudan territory by the Sudan Armed Forces. Speaking During a weekly press briefing on Tuesday in Juba, the Minister of information and Broadcasting Barnaba Marial Benjamin, appreciated the UN condemnation but said it comes a bit late Marial also called on the government of Sudan to respond to appeals for border demarcation. He said South Sudan has never left the negotiation table and is open to dialogue with Sudan. In another development, the SPLA spokesman Phillip Aguer Panyang described his forces as the best ground infantry in the region. He said, Sudan Armed Forces [SAF] war planes are still bombing SPLA positions in the South Sudan territory, despite their withdrawal from Panthou/Heglig. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 April 2012 08:49 ) -- 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.
