Kiir acknowledges Khartoum decision to block oil flow through Sudan
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June 12, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit
said on Wednesday that he acknowledges the decision taken by Khartoum
to block transportation of oil produced by his country, adding he was
willing to engage in peaceful dialogue to promote better relations.
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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir delivers a speech in the capital
Juba, June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu)
South Sudan’s petroleum and mining minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, said
he had received two letters on Tuesday from Sudan’s oil minister, Awad
Al-Jazz, informing him of the decision by the Sudanese government to
suspend economic agreements and the use of its territory to export
crude oil to the international markets.
The letters, obtained by Sudan Tribune, bear the signature of Al-Jazz
and give the effective date for the shutdown of oil flows as 9 June.
According to Dau, the first letter had informed South Sudan of the
suspension of the cooperation agreement signed by both countries in
September, but did not mention halting oil flows.
However, after about one hour, he said the government had received a
call from the Sudanese embassy in Juba requesting that the letter not
be distributed because they wanted to make some amendments.
“They made the amendment and sent the one which included suspension of
the oil from flowing to the international markets through Sudan. I
told the president that we have now received official notification
from Sudan and he said ‘okay let’s respect that’”, Dau told
journalists on Wednesday.
The letter says that the shutdown of processing and transportation
facilities for oil received from South Sudan would be done in a way
that would minimize the environmental effects in the two countries.
“In order to protect the facilities and to avoid any environmental
hazards in the two countries, the shutdown shall be safely and
smoothly carried out during a period of 60 days from the date of 9
June, 2013”, it added.
The Sudanese ambassador in South Sudan confirmed his country had sent
a letter, but declined to make additional comments when questioned
about his government’s decision.
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