SPLMN al-Hilu delegation arrives in Addis Ababa to meet African mediation
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August 28, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan People’s Liberation
Movement/North led by Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu (SPLMN al-Hilu) said it has
dispatched a delegation to meet with the African mediation in Addis
Ababa.
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Mbeki speaks to participants at the inaugral session of Strategic
Consultations Meeting in Addis Ababa on 18 March 2016 (AUHIP Photo)
In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, SPLMN-al-Hilu spokesperson
Arnu Ngutulu Lodi said the delegation has arrived in Addis Ababa on
Monday to meet with the African Union High Implementation Panel
(AUHIP).
According to Lodi, the delegation is comprised of Amar Amon Daldoum as
chairman, Abdallah Ibrahim Abas as deputy chairman, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman
Saeed as rapporteur as well as Kuku Gagdoul, Sila Musa Kangi and
Al-Jack Mahomud as members.
He stressed the delegation doesn’t intend to negotiate with the regime
as reported in some media, saying its task is to update the AUHIP on
the situation in areas under the Movement’s control in the Blue Nile
and South Kordofan states in particular and the Sudanese crisis in
general.
“The delegation also will correct some misinformation and clarifies
the facts that others [SPLMN-Agar] are trying to distort and blur. In
addition, the delegation will explain the procedures and preparations
process for the upcoming extraordinary national convention,” he said.
The head of the African Union office in Khartoum Mahmoud Kan said on
Wednesday that an expert-level meeting with the SPLMN al-Hilu will be
held in Addis Ababa on 28 August.
The Sudanese army has been fighting the SPLM-N rebels in the Blue Nile
and South Kordofan, also known as the Two Areas since 2011.
Talks between the two sides for a cessation of hostilities and
humanitarian access are stalled since last August. The SPLM-N demands
to deliver 20% of the humanitarian assistance through a humanitarian
corridor from Asosa, an Ethiopian border town.
But the government rejects the idea saying it is a breach of the state
sovereignty and a manoeuvre from the rebels to bring arms and
ammunition to their locked rebel-held areas in the Two Areas.
The SPLM-N is now divided into two factions: one in the Nuba Mountains
led by al-Hilu and the other in the White Nile State led by Malik
Agar. The rift emerged several months ago over the right of
self-determination and other issues.
SPLMN al-Hilu vowed not to engage in any talks with the government
before to hold a general conference scheduled for next October and
restructure the group.
On the other hand, Agar’s group said they are only ready for talks on
the humanitarian assistance but refuses any discussions on the
political agenda.
The meditation met recently with Agar and his group’s secretary
general Yasir Arman to discuss ways to resume peace talks.
(ST)
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