Sudan warns against postponement of security meetings
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June 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government warned Juba against
the continued delay of the meetings of a joint security committee,
among increasing accusations that Juba continue to harbour and support
rebel groups.
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Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Hussein (L) talks to his South
Sudan counterpart John Kong Nyuon (R), as former South African
President Thabo Mbeki (C) in Addis Ababa, March 8, 2013 (Reuters)
Since last April the two countries at the level of the Joint Political
and Security Mechanism (JPSM) failed to hold a meeting of a Joint
Security Committee tasked with probing concerns and claims over
support to rebel groups the two sides may raise.
Sudanese intelligence and security services meant during the last
period to leak reports to the media in Khartoum speaking about
presence of rebel leaders in Juba or channelling of weapons or
logistical support to the rebel groups. Also, after an unsuccessful
visit to his foreign minister Ali Karti to Juba on 17 May, Bashir
warned they will shut down oil exportation if his southern neighbour
continues to provides support to the rebels.
"Any postponement of the Committee meetings, or delay in the
enforcement of security arrangements as provided in the implementation
matrix for the cooperation agreements will impact negatively the
progress in the implementation of remaining cooperation agreements",
Al-Muez Farouk, a JPSM member from the Sudanese side said in
statements to the private TV channel Ashorooq on Wednesday.
The Sudanese official pointed out that the security arrangements are
the basis for the implementation of the matrix deal which includes
timeframes for implementation of the cooperation agreement signed on
27 September 2012.
He further underlined the importance of peace and security between the
two countries so as not to affect the implementation of other
agreements.
On the other side on Wednesday, the official SUNA reported that
"intensive consultations" are taking place between the two sides of
the JPSM to sit a date for the meeting which was scheduled to be held
in Juba on Monday 3 June.
The news agency added that the two sides need to make some
arrangements in order to hold a successful meeting.
Farouk last Sunday stated that the postponement was decided after
discussions between the defence ministers in the two countries to
allow further consultations, without elaboration.
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir disclosed last May that Ali Karti
asked him to authorise Sudanese army to pursue rebels inside the South
Sudanese territory and to close some business offices allegedly used
by the rebels to import logistics, but he refused the two requests.
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