South Sudan government establishes new mission in Belgium
November 28, 2007 (BRUSSELS) — The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) announced that it has inaugurated a new office in Brussels that will serve as a liaison office to Belgium and the European Union (EU).
The GOSS announced that the new mission will be headed by Dr. Francis G. Nazari.
The Belgian government gave its approval for opening the mission the visit to Juba by its foreign minister Karel de Gucht, in May 2007.
The semi-autonomous government of South Sudan has been seeking to establish a worldwide diplomatic presence separate from Sudanese embassies. GOSS has a mission in Washington headed by Ezekiel Gatkuoth.
The interim constitution of Southern Sudan states that GOSS “shall establish, develop and maintain good relations and cooperation with foreign governments, Foreign Non-governmental organizations and associations for mutual advantage in trade, investment, culture, sports, education, credit, loans, grants, technical assistance and other fields of development Cooperation.”
GOSS officials say that these offices “are not contradictory or competitive to the diplomatic missions of the Republic of the Sudan”.
The inauguration of the new office was attended by Dr Luka Tombekana Monoja , GOSS Minister of Cabinet Affairs, and other GOSS officials.
The office is located at Rue de la Loi 26, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
The 2005 peace agreement brokered by the US and other western countries ended two decades of civil war between the Arab and Muslim-dominated north and the mainly Christian and animist black southerners.
In 2011, southerners will be asked to vote in a referendum on whether they want to be independent or remain part of Sudan.
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Michael Arob Deng
South Sudan government establishes new mission in Belgium
Bravo Goss
Congratualtion Goss for the inauguration of new office in Brussels ,this is asign that shows Goss’s is heading in the right track toward achieving its deplomatic peak prior to announcement of independent. We should always tell Arab norht that south sudan is capable unlike before. Good job for Dr.Luka Biong, Goss need active minister as you and your type please keep the spirit we are behind you.
….God bless South Sudan….
M.Arob Deng, Malaysia
Snappy Diddy
South Sudan government establishes new mission in Belgium
I wish to congratulate GoSS for the inaugration of a foreign mission in Belgium.. I will as well add that GoSS also venture into opening up other missions in the Arab world in order to penetrate the heart of die-hards hands down..and have a proper presentation because Khartoum has always miss-present the Sudan as a whole and strangely biased towards the South..
mayom mabuong
South Sudan government establishes new mission in Belgium
That is how the thing goes,south sudan is cherished all world wide. if our Gov,t open more international relationship with world then we have positve tommorrow of Education, Medication and social Develoment.
I thank my Gov,t Very Much.
mayom maboung marek