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Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials

July 1, 2009 (DAMASCUS) — The leader of the newly created party of Sudan People Liberation Movement for Democratic change (SPLM-DC) Lam Akol met with senior Syrian official during his visit to Damascus.

Sudanese ex-FM Lam Akol (L) meeting with Syrian Vice President Faroul Al-Shar'a (R) (Champress)
Sudanese ex-FM Lam Akol (L) meeting with Syrian Vice President Faroul Al-Shar’a (R) (Champress)
Akol, who traveled to Syria in his capacity as a party leader and a former foreign minister, met with the Vice president Farouk Al-Shar’a, foreign minister Ibrahim Al-Mu’alim and Information minister Mohsen Balal.

The SPLM-DC head also held talks with the assistant Secretary General of the ruling Syrian Ba’ath party Abdullah Al-Ahmar.

The Syrian officials expressed their solidarity with Sudan and rejected interference in its internal affairs, according to state media.

According to Syrian official news agency (SANA), Akol discussed current affairs in the Arab political arena as well as the situation in Sudan, Darfur and the Horn of Africa.

Akol addressed a forum at the Assad Library in Damascus on the situation in Sudan since independence.

He said that the Darfur conflict is a result of competition over water and pasture which lead to proliferation of weapons in the region.

The former foreign minister accused “regional powers” of using the Darfur crisis to pressure Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir.

Furthermore, Akol accused US based Darfur advocacy groups of collecting donations and funds that no not reach the war stricken region.

He blamed divisions within the rebel groups for not reaching a peace agreement and ridiculed some of their demands including one region and a Vic president post.

Akol criticized the US saying that they have reneged on promises they made to Sudan following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) to normalize ties and lift sanctions.

He expressed surprise that the Washington “claims to be a friend to the SPLM but is hostile to the government of Sudan which is comprised of 28% SPLM representation”.

The SPLM-DC leader dismissed allegations made by superpowers that Khartoum is implementing the CPA saying the agreement “is on the right track”.

He said that donor countries did not provide the money pledged to help with CPA implementation.

Akol defected from the SPLM in May and formed his own party accusing its leadership of being “bankrupt” and “undemocratic”.

He was viewed by many as being close to the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) putting him at odds with the SPLM.

(ST)

37 Comments

  • oshay
    oshay

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    Dr.Lam Akol you are a true genius and a patriot, I will gladly vote for you and make you the first Southern Sudanese President Of The Republic Of The Sudan.

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  • BUSTA 2
    BUSTA 2

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    Why are the Arabs countries so interesting in South Sudan affairs? Today Gaddaffi meet Kiir tomorrow Akol meet Al-Shara?

    For me, I have seen CPA road to an end either we Southerners like or not because money talks.

    2011 is just bullshit because Arabs have poured alot of money to our leaders and am sure when we start campain, Unit will the Priority.

    South Sudanese leaders are mostly fake and am declaring am not South Sudanese any more due to the madness of so called SPLM/SPLA Leaders!!!

    Good luck to those who are still will go stay in South Sudan!!!!!!!!!!

    Brother in Christ,

    Busta 2

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  • Kur
    Kur

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    Evil traitor. Lam cannot have any political future in the South. Let wait and see whether he will win his seat in the Upper Nile. It makes no sense if such an opportunist is called a genuis. The best thing he can now do is to enjoy the money he received from Bashir to cause instability in the South, but will defeat all these conpiracies.

    Kur

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  • BUSTA 2
    BUSTA 2

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    Why are the Arabs countries so interesting in South Sudan affairs? Today Gaddaffi meet Kiir tomorrow Akol meet Al-Shara?

    For me, I have seen CPA road to an end either we Southerners like or not because money talks.

    2011 is just bullshit because Arabs have poured alot of money to our leaders and am sure when we start campain, Unit will the Priority.

    South Sudanese leaders are mostly fake and am declaring am not South Sudanese any more due to the madness of so called SPLM/SPLA Leaders!!!

    Good luck to those who are still will go stay in South Sudan!!!!!!!!!!

    Brother in Christ,

    Busta 2

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  • Father Critic
    Father Critic

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    Who is Lam Akol?Is he a Notherner or A Southerner? Anyway my barking dogs from Equatoria are they ones who know more about him and where he belongs to; for they have one thing in common.For him to succeed it is like hiring of a vehicle to Heaven.SPLM/A oyee!AK47 Oyee!We are ready to tune the music or the language that they understand better.Critic Ngueny from Bor town.

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  • Africano
    Africano

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    While your President Kiir is enjoying beer in Home and Away Hotel drinking club,and having sex with loose women in Juba look where is Dr. Lam in politics?

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  • Awut-wut Kul-chi-wiei-nhial
    Awut-wut Kul-chi-wiei-nhial

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    Why did Dr Lam go to Syria? Maybe he was sent by his husband Bashir to purchase more weapons in order to kill dominant southerners.

    by Awut-wut Kul-chi-wiei-nhial

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  • Makot
    Makot

    Sudan SPLM-DC chief meets with Syrian officials
    let me tell you people of south sudan here in the world money talk and money kill as we know that Dr Lam was the stronge element we can believe here in south, if he defected from SPLM/A
    this world of to day things would be held thruogh nogiciation not fight because fighting itis open door for enemy as well as you wish but my view is let we calm and we will see the way is going to.
    so that we are not anymore stronge in our Government we are weak and weak due to the iniquity of tribilsm and activty for corruption. please God is looking over all things secret. God knew as it written in bible that the things done in duckness will be open in daylight whether you did things secretely God will exposed.
    please Dr Lam you have right to create the PARTY but isnot good for you to give chan for ARAB therfore now you will be teal for ARAB to bite us we south.please you can run your party in south because there is many party under SPLM/A we were born in south as well.if you go to khartuom your Nation will not believes what you are going to do. and donot forget you serve in war field for 21yrs and at the end you would be victime for your nation.
    please let me advice you while you are Dr to things
    is diffrent with action act and things equale to fundemental way.

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