UNMIS’s mandate will not be extended beyond July, Sudan says
February 15, 2011 (JUBA) – The United Nations peacekeeping force known as UNMIS monitoring Sudan’s North-South peace accord will not be allowed to remain in the North beyond July when its mandate expires, a Sudanese official said today.
UNMIS was established in 2005 to ensure that Northern and Southern Sudan comply with the peace agreement they signed in the same year that ended two decades of civil war.
Sudan’s presidential adviser Mustafa Ismail told the government sponsored Sudanese Media Center (SMC) website that Khartoum has no intention of agreeing to any renewal of UNMIS’s mandate saying this will be done in coordination with signatories to the peace agreement.
“If the Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) wants the extension of UNMIS then it must talk with the UN Security Council for these forces to remain in the South,” Ismail added.
The South Sudan referendum, which is the final phase of the CPA, was held peacefully last month and resulted in an overwhelming vote in favor of independence.
Ismail also dismissed a proposal put forward by the head of the African Union panel Thabo Mbeki to extend the interim period after July saying that the last six years witnessed “liquidity in governance and institutions” and ailment as well as an absence of a clearly defined vision of foreign policy.
He added that any move to extend the interim period will open the door for foreign interference at a time when the North wants July 9 to be the kickoff for building Sudan.
The North and South have yet to agree on a wide array of post-referendum issues such as the dispute over the oil-rich border region of Abyei, border demarcation, citizenship, water, oil, national debt and international agreements.
Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir promised earlier this year to resolve the outstanding items before July.
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Gatbentiu
UNMIS’s mandate will not be extended beyond July, Sudan says
The UNMIS’S mandate should be extended in both North and South and they should mainly based in the bordering State and their number can be reduced.The 10,000 military personnel can be reduced to 6,000 and the 700 police can be reduced to 300.
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Aleu
UNMIS’s mandate will not be extended beyond July, Sudan says
Mustafa Ismail, are you forgetting Darfuri problems.?
Please don’t talk down it is not the question of Southern Sudan should extended the UNMIS’S Mandate after July9,2011. But you have to ask yourself question whether you don’t know it or you don’t like it, the question is that, did you guys solve the Darfuri problems.? The Eastern Sudan have a problems too did you think it is done.? The Central Sudan region have a problems also with real North leadership I mean how many problems are now facing North Sudan ruler government.? Southern Sudan are okay, they are unique to any condition you might be thinking and they are capable by the way.
In order for North Sudan government to reject UNMIS’S Mandating, Omar al Bashir has to accepted ICC indictment and a long with his 50 members which were responsibile for genocide and unrest killing on Darfurian people. You can not throw your meaningless word just randomly without acknowledgement and knowingly that, the International are still wanted the Bashir and 50 members mention here on the above otherwise, telling U.N. to get out in North Sudan is not going to happen unless Omar al Bashir must come forward turn himself to the ICC Court, because this is about the rule of law and the rule of law will not change until Omar al Bashir turn himself there.
Stephen Gatloth K
UNMIS’s mandate will not be extended beyond July, Sudan says
Only to the article,Gatloth Gai in Bentiu.
UNMIS is the monitoring troops that could not come to Sudan if no reason.
Thanks to UNMIS for thier successful work they have done.
Thier (the UNMIS) present is depended on centain agreement that indicated when the UNMIS started thier duty and when will it end.
It is not the concern of Matafe and northerners to talk on UNMIS date line to expire exually on 9 july 2011.
Let us say good by in good manner to the UNMIS for thier duty they perfomed in Sudan.