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Chad and Sudan agree to implement border security deals

December 26, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan and Chad agreed to implement the already signed protocols between the two countries dealing with the control of joint border and ways to end security threats to the two states.

Chad's Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahmat (L) and sudanese Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salah Al-Deen
Chad’s Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahmat (L) and sudanese Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salah Al-Deen
Since 2006 the two countries signed several agreements to ease tension and normalize bilateral relations. The two parties commit themselves in all these agreements to prevent presence of rebel groups on each other territory and border crossing by rebels.

The Chadian delegation headed by the Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat met Sudanese Omer Al-Bashir on Thursday, and held talks also with Presidential Adviser Ghazi Salah Al-Deen Attabani and intelligence chief Mohamed Atta Al-Moula.

“We came here to demonstrate our genuine desire to overcome differences” said the chief diplomat in Chad. The visiting minister said today before his departure from Khartoum. The two sides agreed to implement the protocols signed between the two countries relating to control of the common border.

Moussa added that a joint technical committee will meet in Ndjamena within two weeks to consider ways to implement these agreements on the ground in addition to the actions to be taken to prevent the hostilities on the border between the two countries.

Last October, following talks with the Mr. Attabani in Ndjamena the President Idriss Deby disclosed that Sudan had agreed to maintain Chadian rebels far from the border also he expressed willingness to allow Sudan to verify the presence of Darfur rebels in his country.

However, Chad in November said it would not send a delegation to follow up the normalization process launched by Ghazi unless all the Chadian rebels are evacuated from the border area. Sudan slammed the move.

But a leader of the Barti ethnic group said they had been told by North Darfur Governor Mohamed Yussef Kibir that his administration decided to move the Chadian rebels to Al-Sayah, an area inhabited by his tribe in accordance with an agreement with Ndjamena providing to remove rebels far from the border line.

Moussa reaffirmed Ndjamena support to the Doha peace process adding Chad readiness to participate in promoting dialogue to resolve the six year crisis.

“The problem of Darfur is an internal affair and only Sudanese are concerned by its solution,” he further stressed.

The Sudanese Presidential adviser, for his part, said the best support that Chad can give to the peace process in Doha is to normalize bilateral relations in order to prevent any hostile actions from its territory.

In addition Ghazi said his country would provide the necessary efforts to reach national reconciliation in Chad if it is asked to help.

(ST)

2 Comments

  • David_N
    David_N

    Chad and Sudan agree to implement border security deals
    How about Chad and Khartoum work together for the national security nose to nose within the border line, corporation towards it’s goal.

    Thanks for Attabani’s effort has been shed in the high desert in Darfur!

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  • telfajbago
    telfajbago

    Chad and Sudan agree to implement border security deals
    “We came here to demonstrate our genuine desire to overcome differences” said Moussa Faki the Chadian Foreign Minister. It is good Mr. Moussa to have genuine desire to overcome differences, but your desire will continue being bogged down so long as the Islamists of Khartoum still in power insistent to remove your President from power. Furthermore, look at this crap cheating diplomacy of Khartoum “Sudan had agreed to maintain Chadian rebel far from the border” President Deby said. Also he “expressed willingness to allow Sudan to verify the presence of Darfur rebels in his Country”. Removing the Chadian opposition from the border it’s not a solution as it needs only 2 hours drive, using land crouzer to enter Chad from where these forces are. I believe Sudan had never been and will not be serious to liquidate the Chadian opposition bases in Sudan and stabilize the region. And Iam sure, even if the Islamists of Khartoum forced to expel these forces, they will be kept where to be activated when their services are needed. It’s worth to mention here that Sudan had sent the Eritrean opposition groups to Ethiopian, in case the relationship between the two Countries soured, the Eritrean opposition will be brought back .

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