South Sudan office to EU urges Solana to support peace full implementation
September 3, 2009 (BRUSSELS) – Southern Sudan Liaison Office to Belgium and the European Union urged the European Union to support full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended more than two decades of war in the country.
EU’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana, during a visit to the Egyptian capital yesterday, said opposed to the establishment to an independent state in southern Sudan and supported calls to maintain a united Sudan.
The semi-autonomous region, in accordance with the peace agreement, should hold a referendum within two years on self-determination amid growing frustration over the CPA implementation and calls for the establishment of an independent state in southern Sudan.
The signing of the peace agreement was witnessed by the EU and other regional and international countries and organizations in a ceremony held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on January 9, 2005.
“Having helped sponsor the peace process and witnessed the signing of the CPA in January 2005, the EU and the High Representative (Solana) cannot afford to endorse the non-implementation of any articles of the agreement that has brought an end to the decades of destruction and war between the parties,” said the liaison office in a statement released today in Brussels.
GOSS office further said Solana, instead of supporting unity, should urge the CPA parties to implement the remaining issues “including those on the right to self-determination for the people of South Sudan.”
Solana came amid difference between the two peace partners over the referendum bill. The National Congress Party says separation must be made difficult to achieve in order to preserve unity and requests that it can only be declared with 75% of votes while the SPLM proposes it can be made by simple majority.
The NCP and SPLM are expected to meet next week to discuss the outstanding issues on the bill.
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SHUT SOLANA!!!
Solana has to be told without mixing words that current problem in Sudan was cultivated by European colonial activities. He should shut up or else will be judged as a party to our nation’s …
Sunlight
South Sudan office to EU urges Solana to support peace full implementation
The problem of Southern Sudan is not lack of resources, our problem is mismanagement of the available rsources by SPLM thieves and thier allies.
EU should not make the mistake of injecting cash into the stomach of these greedy looters. We need tangible projects directly supervised by the EU. These “Jungles” must not see the money; else they will do everything to steal it, they don not care or know anything called development.I’ve warn you!
tokwaro okeny okello
South Sudan office to EU urges Solana to support peace full implementation
Remarks made by Solana (EU) has created lot of debate. I personally have the opinion that, EU is Advocating for the interset of Egyptians. if not He could have made this remarks from Brussel, not in Egypt.
The whole world knows the worry of Egypt about South Sudan being indepenednt state becuase of many reasons known to the Egyptians.
Therefore Egypt is trying hard to Sabotage the rigth of Self Determination for South Sudan. They are now trying to use influencial International Bodies who were witness to the Signitories to the CPA.
I therefore Urgue Eu’s Foreign Policy Cheif Javier Solana to Understand that, the Self determination is one of the Backbone of the Agreement they EU has witness its signing.
So let them distant themselves from Egypt Selfish and ill motives against Southern rigths.
It is true that “Future Holds Secret” Let the Whole world not be pessimistic about the destiny of South Sudanese, we may be an independent Nation, their migth be unstability for the whole Sudan for some times but yet we Southerners are Optimistic that WE SHALL OVRCOME all this.
“can anything good come out from self Determination, wait and see”
Time1
South Sudan office to EU urges Solana to support peace full implementation
how about EU unite with Arab league and make love together, we are tired of this kind of traitors,trying to please Arabs is not the answer my Javier Solana,as a top EU diplomat you have to demonstrate understand of the the issue from all sides and be nuetral,do not take sides. EU has to focus on ICC indictment of Bashir,Human rights in Sudan,Darfur and peace implementation and recovery not taking sides with Arabs. enough the Libyan bomber have been released. lets support a free and fair scottish referendum.