South Sudan denies receiving military support from Eqypt
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February 25, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan government has dismissed the
Sudanese president’s claims that intelligence report allegedly showed
the Egyptian government provided arms and ammunition to the world’s
youngest nation.
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Arms and light weapons have been used by both warring parties in South
Sudan to commit abuses (Photo courtesy of SSANSA)
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir on Tuesday ruled out the direct
involvement of the Egyptian arm in South Sudan’s conflict but said
Cairo provided the Juba regime with weapons and ammunition.
"We have intelligence that they supported the South Sudanese
government and continue to support the government with arms and
ammunition," al-Bashir told reporters in the Sudanese capital,
Khartoum, adding "But I do not expect to fight in the South Sudan”.
The foreign affairs ministry, however, said it was dismayed by the
“unfriendly” remarks attributed to the Sudanese leader.
“The Republic of South Sudan is disturbed by this unfortunate,
unfounded and baseless statement, especially because it came at a time
that the two countries and the whole region have agreed to exert more
collective efforts towards the realization of peace and stability in
the IGAD region”, reads the statement issued on Saturday.
South Sudan, its foreign affairs ministry stressed, upholds its
commitment to regional peace initiatives and maintains the highest
level of bilateral relations with Sudan based on the spirit of the
Cooperation Agreement signed between the two countries in September
2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Juba has also vowed to uphold its obligation to the security sector
with the objective of achieving and promoting sustainable peaceful
coexistence with its neighbours.
“South Sudan does not only express its political commitment to the
Cooperation Agreement, but holds its strong obligation to the security
sector in the said agreement to ensure the prevalence of sustainable
peaceful co-existence between the two countries,” the statement
further reads.
It further added, “South Sudan also upholds on the highest level of
historic and bilateral relations with Egypt and all the neighboring
countries across the region.”
The foreign affairs ministry urged Khartoum not to forget its
responsibility to work with South Sudan in the spirit of the
Cooperation agreement and to address any issue that may arise between
the two nations through dialogue and direct communications at
leadership and diplomatic channels.
“There is no way Sudan and South Sudan can abandon each other, because
both countries share the longest border in the region, which needs
special attention from their respective leaders”, the ministry’s
statement noted.
South Sudan, its foreign affairs ministry further stressed, has the
right to protect its territorial integrity and solicit support from
any country in the world based on mutual interests.
“We appreciate the level of cooperation with Egypt. Egypt’s role in
providing humanitarian assistance, capacity building, health and
education, among others, to the people of South Sudan remains
unforgettable,” it said.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir visited Cairo in January, where he
held talks with his Egytian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and
other officials. At the time, however, officials in Juba said the
purpose of the visit was to thank Egypt for its diplomatic support to
the Juba government at the level of the United Nations Security
Council.
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25 February 21:15, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
When has Jenge government based in Juba said anything truthfully.
Lies, misinformation and theft of national resources is the order of
the day! What a wrong group of people amongst mankind. Misery and
death is what they using to cement their rule on the poor masses of
South Sudan.
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26 February 05:08, by Gatluak jal
I don’t know what happens to you people OR I Don’t think, you
guy understand the foreign policy because any state has right to have
relationship with any country with interference from other states. if
Sudanese President still dreaming that South Sudan will be part of
Sudan again and that assumptions in my opinion will not going to
happen and will never. Keep dreaming
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26 February 01:09, by Dinka-Defender-General
Sudanese government lies after lies about Egyptian government
supports. Just get a life and leave us alone to manage our government
affairs the way we wanted.
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