Khartoum turns down calls to conduct solo mediation in South Sudan
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Omer al-Bashir (R) walks with Salva Kiir after their meeting at
Khartoum's airport November 4, 2014 (Reuters Photo)
August 2, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has declined a proposal by some
international partners to conduct a solo mediation between the warring
parties in South Sudan, a diplomat said on Tuesday.
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Partners Group,
the body overseeing the implementation of South Sudan peace agreement
signed in August last year, which includes senior international
members, convened in Khartoum on Sunday and discussed the developments
in South Sudan and the role of the international committee to convince
the conflicting parties to abide by ceasefire agreement.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Garib Allah Khidir, told reporters that
some international partners have urged Sudan to take a direct sole
role beside its role within IGAD to solve the conflict in South Sudan.
Khidir stressed that Sudan turned down the request to avoid creating
any sensitivities with the conflicting parties in South Sudan.
“Sudan is sticking to its role within the IGAD only,” said Khidir.
Khartoum relationship with Juba since the independence has been
instable and tainted by suspicion.
The government of President Kiir accused the Sudanese government of
supporting the rebels several months after the beginning of the
conflict. Also, Khartoum accuses Juba of supporting the rebel groups
in the Two Areas and Darfur.
JMEC Chairman, former President of Botswana Festus Mogae, told
reporters on Monday in Khartoum that IGAD leaders will meet on Friday
in Addis Ababa to call on the international leaders to intervene to
put an end to the conflict in South Sudan.
Following a meeting with President Omer al-Bashir along with the
Chinese Special Envoy Zhong Jianhua, Mogae told reporters, that he
briefed the Sudanese president on JMEC views on the developments in
South Sudan.
He further said JMEC partners accepted a proposals during calling for
high level intervention,( heads of state or government) to deal with
the situation in South Sudan.
The international partners have called, at the end of their meeting in
Khartoum on Sunday, on South Sudan President Silva Kiir to stop the
hunt for his former First Vice President Riek Machar and his forces,
to put the peace process back on track and to conduct comprehensive
investigation to bring those involved in ceasefire violations to
justice.
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3 August 09:07, by Akol Liai Mager
NIF’ Regime is the supplier of arms to the former and current ally
Riek Machar and therefore, mediating between him and Juba will reveal
their motives. However, NIF is happy to act behind other IGAD’ members
where tougher actions against Juba will be in the name of the Group
not of Khartoum’s based NIF Genocidal regime.
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3 August 09:32, by Eastern
Khartoum good rid of the "southern problem" with the signing of
the CPA in 2005 why should it be dragged into it again? Let the
kleptocrats deal with their mess.
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3 August 11:36, by Khent
Eastern
You do realise that it was the North that initiated
hostilities with the South and attempted to impose its will on the
South through slave raids, Arab supremacy and Sharia? It’s not really
surprising that people like you seem determined to absolve Khartoum of
its many crimes.
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3 August 12:05, by Eastern
Khent,
Attempting to see the current problems bedeveling South
Sudan the way you see it is being diversionary. Southern Sudanese in
the Sudan fought for years to free themselves from Arab domination
citing successive Khartoum being the problem. At the end they got
South Sudan a result of various forces and interests. Keep Khartoum
out of the mess in Juba.
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3 August 13:04, by Khent
Eastern
You really are an idiot. How many times must I
re-affirm to you that I recognize that Juba is to entirely to blame
for all the ills currently affecting South Sudan!? I have expressed
this at least over a dozen times on this forum and have consistently
lambasted the cretins in Juba for blaming everybody else but
themselves...
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3 August 13:12, by Khent
..So pretending that I’m somehow blaming Khartoum
for the current situation in order to score cheap points is pathetic.
Stop engaging in straw man arguments. This is the second time that
you’ve made use of this fallacy on this issue. Pointing out that there
has never been a "Southern problem" is not "diversionary".
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3 August 10:09, by Whortti Bor Manza
Easterner,
You are right. That’s why Khartoum accepted self determination for
the South. It is very difficult to rule these tribal medieval Chiefs
marauding as president. Naturally Dinkas are remorseless people. Their
utmost savagery has blocked their brain to reason.
The JCE will test the temperature soon.
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3 August 12:51, by Khent
Whortti Bor Manza
You obviously view Khartoum very positively... so is this why
your people joined Khartoum during the war? Khartoum was coerced into
giving up the South by the United States and was promised that
sanctions would be lifted if it allowed the South to go.
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