Peace talks with SPLM-N’s al-Hilu would be easier: Sudanese negotiator
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April 3, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Commenting on the ongoing internal
divisions within the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -North,
a Sudanese government top peace negotiator indicated his preference
for the SPLM-N deputy Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hilu saying negotiations
with him would be easier.
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SPLM-N Yasir Arman (L) in a private discussion on the contentious
issues with government chief negotiators Amin Hassan Omer (R) and
Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid at the venue of the talks in Addis Ababa,on
November 22, 2015 (ST Photo)
Last March internal feud surfaced within the SPLM-N after the release
of al-Hilu’s resignation letter blaming the Secretary General Yasir
Arman of brushing aside his demand of self-determination for the Nuba
Mountains. Following what the Nuba Mountains Liberation Council (NMLC)
stood against Arman and removed him from his all positions.
in statements to Sudan Tribune, state minister at the Sudanese
presidency Amin Hassan Omer said he is optimistic that the peace talks
with the SPLM-N would be easier in case they change their negotiating
team.
"We are optimistic that negotiations will be easier (with a new
negotiating team) because the previous delegation lacked seriousness
in the negotiation on determined agenda. Actually, they were seeking
political gains unrelated to the Two Areas" Omer said.
The government negotiator was referring to the over 10 rounds of talks
brokered by the African Union mediation to end the armed conflict in
South Kordofan and Blue Nile states which erupted in June 2011.
He agreed that the SPLM-N internal divisions would delay the upcoming
round of talks but reiterated that it would make things easier.
The Sudanese official was referring to a decision by the Nuba
political body to stop negotiations. However, SPLM-N leader Malik Agar
who is backed by the SPLA-N military command rejected their decisions
saying they can only deliberate on issues relation to the South
Kordofan State.
SELF DETERMINATION
Regarding al-Hilu’s demand for self-determination, Omer says that it
is an internal issue for the SPLM-N because "they know well that the
Sudanese government and the African Union would not accept to include
it in the agenda of the peace talks".
The NMLC faction "is less experienced in the negotiating affairs than
the SPLM-N negotiating delegation because the African Union Peace and
Security Council determined the basis of negotiations and put the
unity of Sudan as the first item," he said.
"Arman could have claimed the right to self-determination instead of
demanding the self-rule in the negotiations, but he knew it was
outside the negotiating framework." he further stressed.
The Sudanese government initially refused to discuss national issues
including democratic reforms and freedoms with the SPLM-N but in March
2016 signed the Roadmap Agreement which proposes to hold a
comprehensive and inclusive process in Sudan with the opposition
groups including the SPLM-N.
The Nuba were very frustrated in 2010 when the SPLM leadership opted
for the independence ahead of the self-determination referendum of
2011.
Now, some Nuba natives criticise the SPLM-N leadership for failing to
reach a solution that ends their daily severing, pointing they provide
the majority of fighters and the war is devastating their land to
achieve a national agenda neglecting their local concerns.
(ST)
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