Kiir hails meeting with al-Bashir positive
Monday, 16 July 2012 09:18 Mabior Mach South Sudan >>> . South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit has reassured regional leaders that his meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir will have a positive impact on the negotiations between the two neighbors. President Salva Kiir made the reassurance in a series of meetings with President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Egypt's Mohammed Mursi on the sidelines of the ongoing African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the press after the meeting, the South Sudan's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Nhial Deng Nhial, said the two leaders agreed to direct the negotiators to discuss in good faith. "He (Kiir) discussed with president Bashir the ongoing talks that have started in Bahr-Dar Ethiopia between the two sides and (that) both sides had agreed to give a boost to these talks and clear instructions to the negotiators on both teams to seriously consider all issues that are on the agenda, the outcome of those meeting are considered to be quite positively on the current talks that are going on and will enhance the prospects of a positive outcome," Nhial told reporters. South Sudan and Sudan have till the 2nd of August to comply with a UN Security Council resolution to reach an agreement on post-independence issues within three months or face the possibility of non-military sanctions. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
