Chad’s president reassures Sudanese counterpart over border security agreements
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September 27, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — President Idris Deby dispatched a
special envoy to Khartoum to reassure his Sudanese counterpart that
Chad is committed to the security cooperation agreement signed between
the two countries in January last year.
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Chad’s President Idriss Deby (L) walks next to his Sudanese
counterpart Omar Hassan al-Bashir (R) at Khartoum airport Feb 8, 2010
(Reuters)
Khartoum showed discreet anger against Ndjamena recently after the
return of the leader of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),
Khalil Ibrahim to Darfur, fearing that he might hamper the
implementation of a peace agreement signed last July in Doha with
another rebel groups, Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) .
Sudanese intelligence service believes that Khalil successfully came
back to Darfur through the Chadian border after crossing from Libya to
Niger to avoid the Sudanese army deployed along the Libyan border.
The Chadian envoy, Muhammad Ismael Chibou, handed a letter to the
President Omer Hassan al-Bashir in a meeting held Tuesday at the
presidential palace. Mohamed Atta al-Moula, director of the National
Intelligence and Security Services attended the meeting.
Chibou told reporters following the meeting he discussed issues
related to the close relations between the two countries particularly
the security cooperation.
He further said that the two countries are linked by different
political and security agreements which led to the formation of the
joint force deployed along the Chad-Sudan border.
Sudan and Chad formed a joint force to monitor the joint border and to
curb cross-border infiltration into each others’ territories by
Sudanese and Chadian rebels. Khartoum and Ndjamena also agreed to
expel rebel groups from the both sides.
Chibou stressed that the bilateral cooperation stopped any rebel
activities from the boundary.
The return of JEM leader jeopardizes Khartoum’s plan to secure the
region before to launch a dialogue conference seen by the Sudanese
authorities as part of their efforts for peace in the restive region.
Sudanese officials made contradictory statements about the location
where JEM leader is present in Darfur. Some said in Wadi Hoar, a
valley crossing Sudan and Chad, other said he has no presence in the
restive region.
Reliable sources said Nafie Ali Nafie who was in Paris last week
discussed with French authorities the eventual facilities provided by
Chadian officials to secure Khalil Ibrahim’s return to Darfur.
The Sudanese presidential assistant, during his meetings in Paris,
held a discourse similar to what Khartoum repeated before the
deterioration of bilateral ties in 2005: "Deby’s family members"
facilitated Khalil’s return but the Chadian president was not
personally involved in any support.
Khartoum announced today that the foreign minister Ali Karti will
visit Paris this week for talks with the French officials on bilateral
relations.
Foreign ministry spokesperson said today that Karti will meet on
Thursday his French counterpart Alain Juppé, the French minister of
international cooperation Henri de Raincourt, and the presidential
adviser for African affairs André Parant.
Ambassador El-Obeid Marawah said Karti will discuss the situation in
the Blue Nile, Southern Kordofan and Darfur. Nafei did not meet with
Alain Juppé who was outside the country.
JEM leader extended a friendly message to the Chadian President Idris
Deby stressing that the latter can play a positive role in the ongoing
efforts to reach a peace agreement with the government in Khartoum.
However, Khalil Ibrahim said they want a "just" peace responding to
the legitimate demands and expectations of Darfur people. he further
called on the Sudanese opposition forces to reunite their efforts to
overthrow the regime of President Omer al-Bashir.
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