South Sudan leader to convene a crisis meeting in Juba
November 18, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Salva Kiir, vice president of Sudan and president of the southern Sudan administration, will convene a crisis meeting with senior members of Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) cabinet in Juba today according to press reports.
The meeting comes in light of the statements by Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir in which he warned the SPLM that he is prepared to go to war if necessary and ordered the mobilization of the paramilitary forces created to fight the former southern rebels.
Al-Bashir also reiterated his rejection to Abyei commission report and said that the oil region will never be part of the South.
Arman said that the SPLM’s final position on various issues pertaining to the Comprehensive Peace agreement shall be clear today.
“The crisis between the National Congress Party (NCP) is at a critical stage; either we are at the footsteps of a resolution or a new escalation” he added.
The official Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said that president Omer al-Bashir and his first vice-president, Salva Kiir will meet on Monday. It is not clear if the meeting will actually take place.
Kiir is expected to address graduates of prison guards on Tuesday in Juba.
On 11 October, the SPLM suspended its participation in the government of national unity to protest against the delay in the implementation of the 2005 peace deal.
The US Administration proposed a series of measures to restore confidence between the two partners and to engage a tripartite mediation to resolve the issue of Abyei; but the SPLM leadership rejected the proposal.
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Mou Magok
DEVELOPING STORY: South Sudan leader to convene a crisis meeting in Juba
Abyei will never remain to North
Oh! Southern Leaders you are still talking in politics by saying, No WAR again. How!
What Youth Wanted from you leaders is to tell the truth thus tell us that there is war but not started. We don’t want to be blindfold again. Otherwise, young southerners are ready for any eventuality which will happen to Southern Sudan.
Bashir declares war whenever neessarily because he said that he is going to mobilize paramilitary forces which we don’t know whether they are already mobilized. Arabs are not easy people they say what they have already prepared.
This war between should not be a suprise to Southerners because they knew since NCP never withdraw its forces from South Sudan, Continuously rejection of Abyei Commission reports, 50% of the oil and many accusations made by them that shown No peace but War.
Frankly speaking we have kickout fear from our hearts and strongly say ‘Abyei belongs to Ngok Dinka’ therefore should remain to Southern Sudan by all means. We don’t care of 1905 or 1956 independence. What we know is today’s regime even if SPLM remains one person alive then he/she can still complain Abyei to South Sudan.
ABYEI OYEE!
SPLM OYEE!
Thank you all,
Yirol boy
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