Eritrean President expresses support to southern Sudan aspirations
September 15 2009 (ASMARA) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki declared yesterday his support to southern Sudan rights and aspirations
Following their meeting on Monday the Eritrean President “asserted the Eritrean government’s firm and enduring pledge towards ensuring the rights and aspirations of the people of South Sudan,” the official Shabait website reported.
Kiir’s visit to Asmara, in response to an invitation extended by the President Afwerki came months after unprecedented attack on the SPLM by the Eritrean leader who had accused the southern Sudan ruling part of corruption.
In his last May statements Afwerki also demanded the SPLM to declare a clear view on the future of Sudan.
According to the Eritrean information ministry website, President Isaias “pointed out that at the present delicate juncture in which the Sudan finds itself, the SPLM under the leadership of Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit is expected to play a leading role.”
During the past years, Asmara which had bad relations with Khartoum supported the SPLM and the rest of the Sudanese opposition groups who had their headquarters in the Eritrean capital.
“Eritrea is one of the close friends of the people of South Sudan” said Salva Kiir who reaffirmed the SPLM’s willingness to boost relations with Eritrea, particularly in exchanging views on developments in the Sudan and enhancing mutual cooperation.
Kiir also discussed with Afwerki political developments in southern Sudan and expressed SPLM’s stance on Sudanese issues including Darfur conflict.
Further SPLM delegation headed by deputy chairman, Malik Agar held a meeting with an Eritrean delegation led Yemane Gebreab, head of Political Affairs at the Eritrean ruling part PFDJ where they agreed to strengthen relations between the PFDJ and the SPLM, as well as the ties between the two governments.
The two parties also discussed the CPA implementation and the ongoing discussion between the two peace partners over the border demarcation, elections and referendum bill.
President Afwerki also accepted an invitation extended by GOSS President Salva Kiir to visit southern Sudan.
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suffeeyo
Eritrean President expresses support to southern Sudan aspirations
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, has always stood with people of Southern Sudan,President Mayardit i appluad you on the visting to our neighbour country. but i have to remain you look very good without cowboy hat Mr President,
take it easy, Southerners must separate from Northern Sudan.
SPLMoyssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss’
Dinka Boy
Eritrean President expresses support to southern Sudan aspirations
Congratulation president Isaias.
Eriterea and Ethiopia are close freind of Southern Sudan in the entire Eastern Africa. We(SPLA/M)
know one slight problem in 1992 when Eritrean captured Pachalla while supporting Northern Sudan, but that was mistake and we also know why that happen.
please Isaias, work with president Kiir and we will buit tangible relation by all means in Eastern Africa.
Thanks
Gatwech
Eritrean President expresses support to southern Sudan aspirations
Dear readers,
This is just for clarity because it appears that some people use foreign words of which meanings they don’t even know. And especially when they use it as an insult on others.
What does the word ’Nyagat’ mean? From where does it originate in the 1980s? For those of us who were in Ethiopia, the word ’Nyagat’ came from the Ethiopian Amharic language word ’negade’ which means capitalist, business people, traders, etc.
It was used by the SPLM/A at that time because of influence from communist or socialist Ethiopia that rejected capitalism. They called them bourgeousie.
But does the SPLM still believe in the sytem of communism and hate capitalists to still call them with the twisting tongue, ’Nyagat.?’ I thought we have already gone capitalist.
The description was originally aimed at those of Samuel Gai Tut who rejected socialism as a system the movement would follow and also demanded separation of the South from the North as the objective that the SPLM/A would have followed from the beginning. They didn’t like new Sudan idea which was copied from new Ethiopia of President Mengistu’s slogan.
It is very interesting that the word ’Nyagat’ has become a frequently used insult by those who do not even know its meaning. I love the origin of the word despite its misunderstood intention by users.