South Africa President to visit Sudan for talks on peace and Darfur
June 14, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — South Africa President Thabo Mbeki will visit Sudan on June 17 and 18 for talks with Sudanese president and his first deputy on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and Darfur force.
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said that Mbeki would focus on the problems threatening the CPA implementation between the former Southern rebels and the government which was signed in 2005.
The CPA parties failed to implement Abyei Protocol after the rejection by the National Congress Party of the findings of international experts to define and demarcate the border of the disputed area.
Following heavy clashes during last May the parties agreed on June 8, to establish an interim administration and to refer their dispute to an international arbitration tribunal.
Mbeki will also discuss problems preventing the full deployment of a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The 26000 stronghold troops has only around 9000 peacekeepers on the ground and the hybrid mission still lacks major capacities that will seriously compromise its ability to its mission. Observers say it faces the same fate of the African mission.
In April 2007, President Mbeki visited Khartoum and Juba where he held talks with al-Bashir and Mayadrit on the CPA implementation and Darfur.
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Ajuong
South Africa President to visit Sudan for talks on peace and Darfur
Welcome Mr. Mbeki to tour Sudan instead of wasting your time on negative words with the wise-fool (Mr. Bashir). The so called President of Sudan has proved his wisdom over you if you did know due to his trick.
Go on with your mission otherwise you will be disrespected and that is my fear.
Welcome to South Sudan and you will get good and accurate information from H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Maganydam
South Africa President to visit Sudan for talks on peace and Darfur
Hi-Mbeki
Sudan’s president Al Bashir is old enough like pig that steal rewind into dirts though at 60s, i wish your coming is not to taste food of Sudan but to review CPA.
If you were Nelson i would shout with happiness that TRUE African son had come but a mere Mbeki would be jeered at by Al Bashir.
Deputy vice President-Kiir is seen as a watchman but not a ruling leader by NCP leadership,government. Salva Kiir has no nerves as per his swearing-in suggested him full inheritant of Garang’s position. Hope still lies in him for Southerners will mould him.
Mbeki make you travel a visible one so as Sudanese will remember years after years.
You lead a developed nation and tell Bashir to copy from you to achieve both peace and stability in the corrupted Sudan of positions not humanitarian leadership.
Thank a lot.