S. Sudan urges US to help resolve disputes with Khartoum
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July 6, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan says it urgently requires support
and meaningful intervention from the American government, if it’s to
peacefully resolve its dispute with its northern neighbour.
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Barack Obama meets with the South Sudan president, Salva Kiir
Mayardit. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
The south seceded from Sudan in July 2011, as part of a 2005 peace
deal, but still has a number of post-independence issues to be resolve
with the latter.
But Juba now says it will require the support of America and other
“strategic allies” to step up momentum as it continues to pursue a
peaceful approach to amicably resolve its problem with Khartoum.
“As the government, we have shown the honesty and seriousness to fully
implement the cooperation agreement we have signed with the government
of Sudan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 27 September 2012, to resolve
dispute over post secession issues,” said South Sudan information
minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin.
Our honesty and seriousness was demonstrated in the way our government
acted to pull back our troops from border areas, he added.
Marial, who was speaking at an occasion to mark the country’s second
independence anniversary Saturday, also accused Khartoum of delay to
pull back its troops from contested border regions, thus hindering
work of the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring team.
The minister, however, stressed South Sudan government commitment to
the full implementation of the September 2012 agreements, so that the
two countries can co-exist peacefully.
“We are committed to fully implement the cooperation to the spirit of
negotiation and we look on America to step in so that we are able to
resolve the other remaining issues. We would like the international
community, particularly president [Barrack] Obama and his
administration to push Sudan to show willingness and commitment to
fully implement the agreement”, Marial said, while appearing on the
state-owned SSTV.
Khartoum, last month, threatened it would block its pipeline that
transports South Sudan crude oil to Port Sudan, unless the latter
ceases providing support to rebel groups opposing the northern
establishment, a claim Juba dismisses.
Meanwhile, the US ambassador, Susan Page, has described as cordial the
relationship between South Sudan and her country.
“America is a true friend of South Sudan and remains ready to provide
needed assistance to build the new nation”, the ambassador said on
Saturday.
The US administration, under its former leader, George W. Bush, played
a key role in negotiations that led to the signing of the 2005 peace
deal, which ended over two years of the north-south Sudan civil war.
An estimated 2.5 million reportedly died, with nearly 4 million
displaced into neighbouring nations as a result of the conflict.
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