Eritrea’s FM and President Bashir discuss Sudan’s flashpoints
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September 6, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese president Omer Hassan
al-Bashir received a message from the Eritrean President Isaias
Afewerki about the Blue Nile conflict among rumors of a proposal to
mediate a negotiated settlement.
Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh told reporters following the
meeting he delivered a message from President Afewerki related to the
Blue Nile conflict. He also said they discussed bilateral relations
and joint economic projects.
The meeting was attended by Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti and
the director of the National intelligence and security services
Mohamed Atta.
Reliable sources stated that Eritrea proposed to broker talks between
the Sudanese government and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)
on the disputed issues like Abyei and border demarcation, Southern
Kordofan and Blue Nile conflicts.
"Eritrea’s position is that the Sudanese are more knowledgeable and
better able to resolve their problems, and we push for a Sudanese
solution. Any role of the neighbouring countries should have a
supporting and secondary character," said Eritrean presidential
adviser Yemane Ghebreab.
Ghebreab was speaking to the press about the relations between the
Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan following a separate meeting
between the visiting delegation and presidential assistant Nafei Ali
Nafei.
He also regretted the fighting in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan
adding that war does not solve the issues of Sudan reaffirming
Eritrea’s willingness to support the Sudanese efforts to end the
disputes.
In Khartoum, the Sudanese government Tuesday renewed its demand to
Juba to stop supporting the SPLM-N. Khartoum lodged last week a
complaint to the UN Security Council accusing the South Sudan ruling
party of supporting the rebels groups from Blue Nile, Darfur and
Southern Kordofan.
Sudan’s president rejected a framework agreement brokered by the
former South African president and head of AU panel on Sudan last
June. Bashir said he wants talks between Sudanese without an external
mediation. But SPLM-N rebels refuse direct talks without a third
party.
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