Mbeki commends bilateral dialogue between Juba and Khartoum
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July 11, 2013 (JUBA) – The former South African president, Thabo
Mbeki, who chairs the African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP)
to mediate between South Sudan and Sudan, has commended Juba and
Khartoum for the recent successful bilateral talks.
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South Sudan Vice President, Riek Machar shakes hands with the former
South African president, Thabo Mbeki, who chairs AUHIP, Juba, July 11,
2013 (ST)
The AUHIP, which is based in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, has
been mediating negotiations between the two capitals on the
outstanding post-independence issues following the split of the former
Sudan on 9 July 2011.
Mbeki, who took part in celebration of the second independence
anniversary on Tuesday met with the South Sudanese president and his
deputy to discuss the status of the bilateral relations between Juba
and Khartoum.
In his meetings with Kiir and Machar, on Wednesday and Thursday
respectively, the talks centred on the recent progress and challenges
facing the implementation of the cooperation agreement, particularly
on the need to activate the various mechanisms for implementing the
different protocols.
Following threats by Khartoum to stop the flow of South Sudanese oil
after accusations of continued support to the Sudanese rebels, Mbeki
proposed to the two parties a set of measures aiming to facilitate the
implementation of the security arrangements between the two sides.
Although the two countries recommitted themselves to the cooperation
agreements during Machar’s visit to Khartoum a week ago, they need
further engagement in order to thrash out the remaining differences
and fully implement the agreement.
Sudan’s first vice-president, Ali Osman Taha, is expected to lead his
country’s team to Juba for further work on the issues concerned.
The two countries signed a Cooperation Agreement in September last
year in addressing the issues but have faced challenges in the
implementation of the nince sections of the deal, which includes
security arrangements, trade and borders, among others.
(ST)
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