Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
March 25, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – The United States is prepared for an eventual secession of southern Sudan, said the President Barak Obama special envoy to Sudan who showed optimism there would be no reprise of war between northern and southern Sudan.
Washington was “looking at all options” on how it might support a future independent South Sudan, but was focused for now on trying to ensure a peaceful transition, Scott Gration said in an interview with Reuters on Thursday.
He further stressed that his administration is working with the eventuality of independence more than a united Sudan.
“Looking at the realities on the ground, it is highly likely that the south will chose independence,” Gration said.
Refugees International, a US based group in a report released today urged the United Nations, non-governmental organizations and donor governments to draw up plans for possible conflict around the 2011 referendum.
Ahead of the multiparty election and the referendum of 2011, the group said the US and international community “must do everything possible to ensure that the governments in north and south Sudan reach agreement on outstanding issues before the referendum, the humanitarian community must simultaneously prepare to respond if conflict erupts around the upcoming political events”.
“I don’t see that the north has to reinvade the south and start the war again,” Gration said. “If we can resolve these issues, I think there is a fairly good chance that … the south can have a civil divorce, not a civil war.”
He said the issues being addressed to avoid return to war include the question of citizenship, border demarcation and how to apportion profits from Sudan’s oil wealth.
“It is a win-win situation that we are trying to get,” Gration said.
He added that would be hard to achieve unless the Khartoum government was willing to discuss better deals for the south as well as for Darfur and other restive parts of the country — something he said was starting to happen.
“While the progress is slow, we are making it,” he said.
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thieleling
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
Dear Readers,
Great strategic move!!
Thanks to Obama, Biden, Hillary Clinton, Gration and many others.
South Sudan appreciate your high intellects in dealing with this sensitive issues.
The strategic alliance in fighting terrorism in Horn include scrutinizing the role south sudan would play in winning the the war on terror.
With “Bullets or Ballots” South sudan will be independence!!
marial mach aduot mach
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
Good statements by the Obama’s leaderships. south is heading to the creations of new states that will be peaceful with no exception of terrorism.
Long live Obama administration
Dinka Dominated SPLA
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
Your hansome mr Gration south will be a first class said John Garang thank gose to DR JOHN GARANG DE MABOIR ATEM for our right of self- determining our right. SPLA OYY CPA OYY STRONG MAN OYY KIIR MAYARDIT OYY GOD IS THE ONE WHO PICK LEADER GOD BLESS THEM.
Not those who are godless keep evil in their poket with wicked heart death to them no to ngundan death to wurrnyang shame to their follwers doom comunities
Bialach
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
Bravo Obama,
Wake up guys and let alone the social ill which divid us, let’s work for independent of what I call Democratic Republic of South Sudan ( DRoSS). I am very optimistic this election is not important for South Sudan common citizen, what matter most is 2011 which wil be self determination. After 2011, we will sort ourselve out and see who will be the president elect for DRoSS and Ramchel will be the Capital not Juba. I think GoSS has even hindering the development of Juba, we leave Juba to the citizen of Central Equatoria State.
Kuer Dau Apai
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
The Last Solution to Wars in Sudan!
The only and everlasting solution to wars in Sudan is to support the South-Sudan Self-determination in the Referendum in 2011.
If Sudan is among the American’s concerned countries to end wars then, why supporting unity in the Referendum and yet the same unity during the Addis-Abba Agreement had claimed the lives of millions in South Sudan and Darfur.
It will be a suicidal decision for the Southerners to vote for unity and a encouraging of mass-killing if a US-president encourages the unity in Sudan.
We know President Obama will change the world in which Sudan is part of!
Thank All
Kuer Dau Apai
Padiet Deng Alony
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
Anticipation, no channce for the north saf soldier to invade the 10 states of South Sudan again, we in the big towns in south sudan and every thing will finish inside with saf reminants who are left not rether then our brother south sudanese in saf in form of jiu.no more going back to Bilpam and Bonga of before, we are inside for what so called in arabic Harab EL mudun.Long Live Obama Long Live SPLA/M Long Live Southern Sudan Nation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Remember Mazlum Battalion/the life of SPLA Martyrs!!!
Sudan virus
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
Atleast Gration has said good speech to the southern Sudanese for the first time in his policy in the Sudan.
Yes we need facts,not lies.
Thanks Oboma
telfajbago
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
If we can resolve these issues, I think there is a fairly good chance that … the south can have a civil divorce, not a civil war.”
Gration who is contradicting himself in his above statement, is telling the world his cheer ignorance about the realities on the ground; while all keen observers are seeing it a bloody divorce,G ration non the wiser is seeing it peaceful one. However; I Have said several times that Gration pocketed his price and that is why El-Bashir praising him in his campaign election. Gration is lulling and misleading the International Community and by so doing he is serving Khartoum so it’s up to the International Community to prepare itself or wait until the conflict erupt .Gration what is your logical explanation to the regime’s military build up, the violence in south Sudan and the continuation of genocide in Darfur? Five years have passed and the issues are there in a very complicated form than before, yet and yet you are speaking about slow moving, are you nut? If Iam President Obama, Gration I will a Apologize to the public for a appointing you and then take you to psychiatric attention.
okucu pa lotinokwan
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
The move of washington under Oboma Administration toward South Sudan indepedent,its pleases every reader of Sudantribune,Bravo Oboma!.Your H.E Mayardit,let the election finish in peace,especially in Upper Nile State and Bentiu State/unity State,the intergration of the indepedent cadidates is agood sign
Time1
Washington is prepared for South Sudan secession – Gration
This is true US envoy is just being honest and realistic, i think he is giving a good assesment of things to come and what the conclusion of CPA should or would look like.