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South Sudan’s president to visit Khartoum on Saturday

30 October 2014
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October 29, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, will arrive in Khartoum on Saturday to discuss outstanding issues between the two countries and the ongoing conflict in South Sudan.

South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, is accompanied by his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan al-Bashir (L) after arriving at Khartoum Airport on 5 April 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah) — South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, is accompanied by his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan al-Bashir (L) after arriving at Khartoum Airport on 5 April 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Sudan’s foreign minister, Ali Karti, said in press statements on Wednesday that Kiir will arrive in Khartoum on Saturday, adding “the visit was previously delayed due to health conditions of the Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir not for any political reasons”.

On 11 August, Bashir underwent a knee replacement surgery. He resumed his official duties after a period of convalescence that extended for more than a month.

Karti renewed accusations of Juba’s support to rebel groups in South Kordofan state, saying that Khartoum still has doubts that South Sudan has ended its support to Sudanese rebels.

“We do not have enough evidence that South Sudan does not support rebels,” he said.

In April, the Sudanese foreign ministry said the Juba government is using combatants from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in its war against the reb