Bashir-Kiir meeting was organised without intermediary – foreign minister
July 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s foreign minister stated Saturday that Bashir – Kiir meeting in the Ethiopian capital was organised "in the Sudanese manner" without foreign mediators. Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir (Center L) smiles after shaking hands with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir (Center R) following a meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, on July 14, 2012 (Getty) South Sudanese president Salva Kiir met with his Sudanese counterpart Saturday evening when he paid a visit to the latter at his suite in Sheraton Hotel. Many hoped such meeting can take place on the sidelines of the African Union summit in order to ease tension between the two countries and to encourage their delegations to move forward in the talks over unresolved issues. Speaking to the official news agency SUNA, Ali Ahmed Karti said the encounter between the two presidents was organized without any intermediary. He further said this meeting marks a new stage in the bilateral relations that requires "building trust and how to discuss outstanding issues between the two countries." Sudan’s top diplomat emphasised this encounter will contribute to help the negotiators of the two countries to overcome many obstacles at least the psychological ones that were hampering solutions to the problems between Sudan and the south. He added that the discussions between the two presidents were cordial and frank. They tackled the obstacles facing the negotiations alongside the problems experienced by Sudan as result to the presence of a number of rebel movements in Sudan, he stressed. The two countries trade accusation of supporting rebel groups from both sides. They also failed during more than a month to define the line of a buffer zone to prevent rebel groups from carrying out cross-border attacks. The meeting was attended by South Sudan cabinet affairs Deng Alor and top negotiator Pagan Amum. From the Sudanese side there were defence minister Abdel Rahim Hussein and foreign minister Ali Karti. (ST) -- 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-US.
