S. Sudan’s FVP Taban Deng arrives in Khartoum for bilateral talks
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South Sudan's FVP Gai received by his Sudanese counterpart Bakri
Hassan Saleh at Khartoum Airport on 21 August 2016 (ST Photo)
August 21, 2016 (KHARTOUM/JUBA) - South Sudan’s First Vice-President
Taban Deng Gai has arrived in Khartoum on Sunday holding a special
message from President Salva Kiir Mayardit to his Sudanese
counterpart, Omer al-Bashir.
Gai’s first visit to Sudan comes just weeks after he replaced former
rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president after clashes in Juba left
hundreds dead in July.
He was received at Khartoum airport by Sudan’s First Vice-President
Bakri Hassan Salih and a number of cabinet ministers.
According to the minister in South Sudan’s office of the President,
Mayiik Ayii, Gai is going to Sudan with a message of commitment of the
government and personal commitment of President Salva Kiir “to
establishing a very robust and productive relationship in the fields
of diplomacy, economic trade and political ties between the two
countries in pursuit of mutual interest”.
Ayii said other objective of the mission is to assure the Khartoum of
the commitment of the government to implementing peace agreement and
move forward.
For his part, Sudan’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal al-Din
Ismail said in press statements at Khartoum airport following the
arrival of Gai, that the latter would discuss several bilateral and
regional issues of common concern particularly with regard to the
economic and security files besides the crisis in South Sudan.
He renewed Sudan’s firm stance toward IGAD’s resolutions to resolve
South Sudan’s crisis through negotiations and dialogue.
“We receive Taban in his capacity as Vice-President of South Sudan and
would cooperate with him,” he said.
“We aren’t the party who decides who should be the President or
Vice-President of South [Sudan] because this is an internal affair
that must be decided by the South. Our general stance is to deal with
the events as they are and take into consideration that the government
of the South is a legitimate one,” he added.
Responding to a question on the escape of Riek Machar to a neighboring
country, Ismail said “it is clear that Machar was evacuated by the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in cooperation with the United
Nations”.
The Kenyan Standard news website on Thursday reported that the
Sudanese government had sent an aircraft to evacuate the former first
vice president from a hideout in a remote town in the DRC where he
crossed into after 40 days in the bushes.
However, an SPLM-IO official told Sudan Tribune that the report
published by the Kenyan website was “unfounded.”
“Khartoum was not involved in the rescue operation, there was no any
Sudanese airplane used as reported,” he said.
Gai’s visit to Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is the third official visit
to neigbouring countries in his capacity as the First Vice President
in place of armed opposition leader, Riek Machar.
South Sudan seceded from Sudan on July 9th 2011 following a referendum
on whether the semi-autonomous region should remain a part of the
country or become independent. 99% of the southern voters chose
independence.
Relations between the two nations soured after South Sudan’s
independence following a series of disputes over a number of issues.
(ST)
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21 August 21:27, by Mr Point
What has Gai brought for the Abyei Dinka?
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22 August 04:43, by Akol Liai Mager
For your information Mr No-Point at all, FVP Taban Deng Gai
has mine and the Nation’s full support and sooner, he will gain full
supports from all players including IGAD, AU and TROIKA and that’s why
he is touring the IGAD’ Nations to explain his Peaceful home-grown
Implementation of IGAD/TROIKA imposed CPA2. You can refuse to accept
him, but you are unable to refuse to live with him as your FVP.
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22 August 04:35, by Akol Liai Mager
Only negative forces would not see how remarkable is his Ex Taban
Deng Gai who really, really deserves to be President of this nation.
Abyei Settlement has been delayed for the forces of self-interests led
by Riek Machar and Taban would make no mistake in resuscitating Abyei
issue toward final settlement.
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22 August 05:45, by Force 1
There you have it; the first vice president; Taban Deng Gai; the
real leader for peace in South Sudan. You guys now need to forget
about Riek Machar; he is now the history that you would be telling
your children and grand children.
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