Presidents Kiir, Bashir To Meet Over Abyei
Presidents Salva Kiir and Omar Al Bashir would meet at the sidelines of the African Union (AU) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 24 May 2013 The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin. [Gurtong | Misuk Moses Mile] By Misuk Moses Mule JUBA, 24th May 2013 [Gurtong] - The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the government Spokesperson disclosed this to the press on Thursday. Dr. Marial said that the meeting is organized by the AU for the two presidents to meet briefly especially over Abyei and the killing of the paramount chief. “The meeting will be especially on issues of Abyei and the assassination of the paramount chief,” he said. President Kiir is set to leave for Addis-Ababa this afternoon for the African heads of state meeting and the marking of the AU’s 50 years of existence. South Sudan Kiir’s was expected to visit Khartoum after the visit of Bashir to Juba last month and the minister has said that the visit will be soon. He however said that the meeting will be in June when the South Sudanese oil will exit Port Sudan. “We thought it will be the right time for the two presidents to meet when the oil will exit Port Sudan so that they can go together and see,” he said. Posted in: Home, Foreign Relations, Governance, S. Sudan Independence -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooLY0q7K5BkAnW9mKFHsmUvEp6GgYNmVYmF%2B_2LaiPwjA%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
