South Sudan downplays significance of rebel leader’s visit to Egypt
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February 5, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government led by President
Salva Kiir has downplayed the significance of visit to the Egyptian
capital, Cairo, by former Vice-President and leader of an armed
opposition faction, Riek Machar, asserting that its relations with the
Egyptian government is strong and cannot be undermined by the visit of
the opposition leader.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Photo Reuters)
“Our relations with Egyptian government and people have been recording
significant growth and are progressively growing exceptionally well.
We have bilateral agreements in number of areas which guides our
relations,” South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said on Friday.
He added that Egypt is one of the African countries which support
resolution of the conflict within the African context and does not
approve the use of violence to change the government or sanctions as a
way to impose solution between the two parties.
The Arab republic, he further narrated, rather believes in peaceful
dialogue as a way to settle political differences.
“The position of Egypt is clear on the resolution of the conflict and
I believe they will [not] change this position if Machar is going to
lobby for the assistance to continue the war,” said Marial.
The top South Sudanese diplomat was reacting to the visit to Cairo on
Thursday of the armed opposition leader and First-Vice President
designate, Machar, in the company of his wife, Angelina Teny, who
heads defence and security committee, secretary general of the
movement, Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol and secretary for foreign relations,
Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth.
Machar and his accompanying delegation travelled to Cairo on
invitation by the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The opposition leader has not yet met and held talks with the Egyptian
president but has held talks with officials at the Egyptian foreign
ministry, including chief of Egyptian intelligence responsible for
South Sudan file, according to officials accompanying him.
Officials of the armed opposition faction, including its secretary
general, Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol, told Sudan Tribune on Thursday they
are hoping to meet the Egyptian president on Saturday during which the
two leaders would hold talks on “substantive matters.”
He did not disclose what they would bring up at the talks with the
Egyptian president.
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6 February 05:48, by Mi diit
Egyptian revenge-policy is to support weak leadership in South
Sudan (Kiir) as a revenge for the split from Sudan and independence of
South Sudan which they vigorously rejected for decades.
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6 February 06:07, by Kenyang
Nothing short of just another trip for warm meal by Riek Machar
and other power hungry dogs.
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6 February 06:53, by Lotodo Awino Odug
he has nothing else to do after losing his lucrative
friendship with Susan Rice. now, the pig will be roaming until he
reaches Juba as a visiting traitor.
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