US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
September 16, 2011 (Washington) — US President Barak Obama will meet next week in the margins of the UN General Assembly with the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayadrit to mark his support to theworld’s newest state.
South Sudan declared its independence on 9 July after a referendum on self determination run in January of this year where Southerners voted overwhelmingly for secession from Sudan. However, many political and economic challenges face the newly independent state.
“We welcome, of course, South Sudan as the newest member state of the United Nations. The United States has played a long role in supporting a resolution to the conflict in Sudan and self-determination for the South Sudanese,” said Ben Rhodes, a US deputy national security advisor on Friday.
“So this will be a meeting to mark that progress”, he emphasized.
South Sudan stability is threatened by the dispute over Abyei with the Republic of Sudan but also the recent rebellions in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, two states bordering the South and where the rebels are former comrades of the ruling party in Juba.
The US expressed concerns over the humanitarian situation there and called upon the government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement- North (SPLM-N) to stop the fighting and to reach a negotiated solution.
However, Washington also seek to neutralize Juba in these two recent disputes and the eight year old conflict in Darfur region as Khartoum accuses Juba of harboring and supporting the three rebellions.
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Bush
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
Just tell Obama that we the people of South Sudan need more missiles to deter the threats of the NCP.
mohammed ali
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
Bush,
NCP is not killing your people, you are killing your own people or you leave them to die of hunger en masse! NCP does not need his bullets, you are doing ” fine”!
Jakaado
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
Dear Ali,Don’t always talk in the southerners affiar you will get your self somewhere ,Just waite and you will believe me.Your NCP regime will run like a dog, you are the eaters but not solvers.Salva can talk to Obama to help us with Missles, we don’t afriad.
Kidoko Wad Junub.
Sonofthesoil
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
I belief our presidents and his aides know what South Sudan needs to discuss with US. Interest of the citizens of South Sudan first! We should first be able to help ourselves before we could think of helping others.
Long live Mr. President
South Sudan Oyeeeeeeeee
mohammed ali
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
Jaccado,
Are you telling me that you are not a man who cannot stand for yourself and always need to beg help?
Before thinking of beging for missles , you better think about beging for food; more than 50% are starving. War is not going to feed , nor they can fight when they are hungery!
twins
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
Blue Nile and South Khordufan are our states because those who live there are purely black African within Sudan unlike Northern who immagrated just to occupied our land.
Matung Neng-neng
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
If Mr. President Obama decide to love my enemy then he will for sure missed me. It is up to Mr. president choice to choose.
Matung Neng-neng
Achueek
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
Kiir should talk sense to win some cash from Obama administration to foster development. No need to just meet and laugh without extending a helping hand.
nhomachotdeng
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
It great for Kiir Manyardit to meet Obama on state issues and Obama also needs to ask Kiir about corrupt ministers whom he had put back to the government such as Deng Athorbai and Paul Malong governor for Nothern bhare el ghazal state shame on him and his God father too.
Nhomachot
panda
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
My worries is our president going to world eyes like that,which language he is going to use, looking in to his note written by somebody,he should some time speaks without looking in to the paper.
Martin Muong
US Obama to meet South Sudan Kiir in New York
You’ve hit the nail on the head there,Bush. The decision you came up with is what South Sudanese should be talking about.
We really need more missiles and jet fighters for defency. Keep it up!.