S. Sudan says “not at war” with UN over regional forces
Article
Comments (17)
email Email
print Print
pdfSave
separation
increase
decrease
separation
separation
August 24, 2017 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government clarified on
Thursday it was not at war with the United Nations over the deployment
of the regional protection force, stressing it was only concerned
about their areas of deployment.
JPEG - 18.5 kb
S. Sudan cabinet affairs minister Martin Elia Lomoro (Photo KT Press)
“The government accepted deployment of the regional protection force
and all the details were worked out. The place for deployment was
agreed and designated. They were given a place on Yei road and there
was no problem. The top management and leadership of the United
Nations mission here (UNMISS) accepted and I signed the memorandum of
understanding allocating the land given by Jubek state government on
behalf of the national government,” the cabinet affairs minister,
Martin Elia Lomuro told Sudan Tribune.
He added, “The government therefore knows that the force would be
deployed at Jebel once they have fully deployed in Juba”.
The minister, who was assigned the regional protection force dossier,
said the misunderstanding generated over deployment of the regional
protection at a place not meant for them was resolved.
He urged the population to not misinterpret concerns raised by the government.
“Our people should continue to support the government to promote
values and principles advocating for peace, unity, generosity, caring
and being friendly which are very much embodied in our various South
Sudanese traditions and cultures. And which are what the government
promotes in the constitution,” said Minister Lomuro.
“We are hostile people to our guests. The United Nations peacekeeping
forces which have come should feel the love of our people. We are not
at war with them [regional forces],” he added.
The minister’s comments come as the Assistant Secretary-General for
Peacekeeping Operations, El Ghassim Wane was scheduled to brief the UN
Security Council on the situation in war-torn South Sudan.
The special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Nicholas Haysom and Joint
Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) chairman, Festus Mogae was
also due to brief the 15-member Security Council ahead of
consultations that were to be held on the young nation.
Of interest to the Security Council, Sudan Tribune understands, is the
progress as well as difficulties involved in the deployment of the
regional protection forces the UN body authorized in August 2016.
David Shearer, the head of the United Nations mission in South Sudan
told reporters in the capital, Juba last month that the Bangladesh
construction engineering company had partially deployed and the
Nepalese high readiness company was fully deployed to Juba.
The Rwandan infantry battalion began arriving in South Sudan in early
August, while the Ethiopian troops who are also part of the protection
forces contingent would be deployed soon, Shearer said.
According to the Security Council Resolution 2327 of 16 December 2016
reauthorizing the protection forces, their mandate includes to
“protect the airport to ensure the airport remains operational.”
However, the South Sudanese government has consistently reiterated
that it needs to retain control over safeguarding the airport. Over
the weekend, the government issued a warning regarding the deployment
of RPF forces at the airport, which it alleges is not consistent with
the Status of Forces Agreement.
The government temporarily suspended flights of the UN mission over
the weekend before revising the decision and eventually permitting the
world body to resume its normal flight operations on 21 August.
As such, Sudan Tribune has reliably learned, the Security Council
members may be interested to hear more about the context surrounding
the government’s reaction and what impact it may have on the forces’
deployment and ability to carry out its mandate.
Conflict between government and opposition forces has continued,
exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe gripping the country,
despite the unilateral ceasefire declared by South Sudan President
Salva Kiir on 22 May, which has since been effectively discarded.
As in the past, however, the Security Council is expected to emphasize
the need for the parties to the conflict to cease hostilities if the
crisis in South Sudan was to be resolved. Such actions would also
involve call for full implementation by the parties of the August 2015
peace agreement, cooperation with UNMISS and permitting of unhindered
humanitarian access to conflict areas by aid workers.
The Security Council members, analysts say, are likely to reiterate
their support for arms embargo and additional targeted sanctions.
However, members continue to be divided over the merits of such
additional measures and Council action in this regard is unlikely.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to [email protected]
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
25 August 07:20, by Lenin Bull
The UN specially the superpowers holding veto powers in its
security council are bullying South Sudan for no reason. No war in
South Sudan, the government is doing its normal duties, and South
Sudanese citizens are live in peace with each other. UN is undermining
South Sudan because its a young country with a lot strategic resources
which they greedily want to have control over.
repondre message
25 August 08:52, by Malakal county Simon
The unwanted president Salva Kiir and a man who appeared not
to be wanted by majority of South Sudanese people’s, should simply
resigns since no one trusted him any more to lead the nation.... He is
a tremendous disadvantage to developments, peace, and unity of this
nation amongst its tribes....
repondre message
25 August 09:00, by Lenin Bull
Malakal County Simon, Salva Kiir is the proud and great
President of the Republic of South Sudan and the Supreme Commander in
Chief of the SPLA and armed forces and if you don’t like this fact,
cut off your penis or take a rope and hang your damned self. That is
the only remaining option to you.
repondre message
25 August 09:18, by Malakal county Simon
Slave/Lenin Bull
I don’t need to cut off my penis or hang myself in
regards to this man called unwanted president Kiir, in-fact my
argument here is about the man who has nothing left to offer to
people’s of South Sudan..... In this case he is a problem to the
progress....
repondre message
25 August 09:20, by Malakal county Simon
So why bother to fight for some one who can do any
good to his peoples or his country??? And for your information, the
SPLA has been changed to SSPDF.......
repondre message
25 August 09:42, by Malakal county Simon
So why bother to fight for some one who can’t
do any good to his peoples or his country??? And for your information,
the SPLA has been changed to SSPDF......
repondre message
25 August 10:25, by Lenin Bull
Bastard, the SPLA is not changed to SSPFD.
Your stupid mind did not get it well.It was one of the
suggestions/recommendations of the 6th SPLA Command Council Conference
which has been submitted to the President and C-IN-C of the armed
forces of the Republic and which the President has not yet decreed
out. It is still being studied and very soon you will hear. Hand off
the SPLA please.
repondre message
25 August 10:33, by Lenin Bull
Malakal County Simon thank you for refusing to
hang your good self.I kindly request you to stop the war and come back
home so that we all can send President Salva Kiir home in Gogrial
through election ballots not bullets. Bullets spring all of us with
blood and destroy lives and properties
repondre message
25 August 09:01, by Malakal county Simon
Cont...
The man has caused us the corruptions, famine and the
senseless war, he has no love for his people’s but for himself....
Frankly speaking, he has to go by all means or let’s us accept that’s
South Sudan will be a fail State sooner or later, until he get
ousted......
repondre message
25 August 07:26, by Lenin Bull
Why is this very UN silent and doing nothing on the horrific
killing and destruction in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, and
Ethiopia? Why this pretending here for South Sudan? Anyway we are
ready to protect our sovereignty, dignity, freedom and national
independence even if the US comes to bomb us with Atomic Bomb or
Hydrogen Bombs!!
repondre message
25 August 08:15, by lou nuer
You will smell that fishy whenever you will mistake of undermined
the deployment of RPF in those places assigned to them during UN
Security Council resolution of South Sudan Crises. You have to take
decisions wisely otherwise you will be the victims pf your action. But
Kiir Governmnet only listening guns sound but not political resolution
of the problem. This idiot call Martin talk bullsheet alway
repondre message
25 August 08:25, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Said no war with UN or RPF deployed in the country
Yes, of course is true but UN has different agenda about
present under Beny Kiir.
repondre message
25 August 08:37, by Lenin Bull
Lou Nuer, RPF have left Juba International Airport and have
been taken to Yei Road RPF army barrack by the order of the government
of South Sudan. My friend the government comprising of true SPLA/SPLM
liberators( Skiir, JWani, Kuol, Makueiet) during the liberation
struggle is not joking with our sovereignty dignity and freedom.
repondre message
25 August 08:48, by Lenin Bull
Lou Nuer, 4000 RPF is nothing to the great SPLA which fought
30,000 Arab mujadiins in one single battles and won those battles.
Great Koryom Battalions fought 15,000 Arab soldiers between Wat
Khorflus Ayod and Bor in 1985 and won.SPLA captured alive 3000
SAF/mujadiins in May 1997 in the great battle of Yei and plus many
numerous countless battles of several thousands Arabs and won them.
repondre message
25 August 08:55, by Lenin Bull
Lou Nuer, you don’t know these great battles neither do you
really know the SPLA well because you and Riek Machar were then
licking the anuses of Arab Muslim fundamentalists in Khartoum. About
40,000 brave SPLA soldiers are waiting around Juba to deal with
mercenaries should the America dollars make them to interfere with our
dignity, freedom, and sovereignty. Wait and see.
repondre message
25 August 08:42, by Lenin Bull
Lou Nuer, please enjoy your UN trusteeship in POCs, and UNHCR
Refugee camps in neighboring countries because you love being
colonized and screwed by foreigners like you did during the 21 years
of our glorious liberation struggle when you defected and went back to
live with Arabs in khartoum and helped them in fighting the SPLA.
repondre message
25 August 09:15, by Lenin Bull
Lou Nuer had never contributed in the freedom struggle nor are
they contributing positively in our young nation’s building now. Only
meaningless fucking fighting, destruction of town and properties, and
shameless betrayal to foreigners.
repondre message
--
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob
View this message at
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"South Sudan Info - The Kob" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob.
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opAWj99zuzC-kPXksR3TLuSOtD8qpA%3DTT7wm%2Bv6bb6TKQ%40mail.gmail.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
