President Bashir to visit Juba next Friday ArticleComments (7) EmailPrintSave
April 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir’s long-awaited announced visit to the South Sudan capital, Juba will take place on Friday, 12 April, an official said. Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir (suna) Emad Sid-Ahmed, press secretary at the Sudanese presidency said Bashir’s visit comes in response to an invitation extended by his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir who visited last Khartoum on 8 October, 2011. Bashir had planned to travel to Juba in April 2012, but it was cancelled after the seizure of Heglig by the South Sudanese army. The two leaders are expected to discuss the remaining issues like Abyei referendum and the border demarcation. The two countries still dispute the ownership of some areas on the border particularly Mile 14. The visit also take place three days before a meeting at the level of political and security committee to establish a mechanism to settle the issue of rebel groups in both countries. Khartoum for long time refused to normalize relations with Juba demanding the later to stop its support to rebel groups. The two countries will open soon ten crossing points on the border before to allow free circulation of persons and goods between the two countries. Juba also resumed the exportation of its oil through the Sudanese port on the Red Sea and demilitarized zone is established on the disputed areas. (ST) -- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
