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April 28, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese foreign minister, Ali Ahmed Karti, on Saturday rejected the involvement of United Nations Security Council in the resolution of outstanding issues with the South Sudan.
- Sudan’s FM minister Ali Ahmed Karti (AFP)
Following the recent clashes between the two countries over Heglig, the African Union Peace and Security council adopted a seven point road map demanding the two countries resume talks and reach a negotiated settlement to all the pending matters with three months.
As requested by the African Union, the UN Security Council is considering a text of a resolution prepared by the Council chief for April US Ambassador Susan Rice, who is seen as hostile to Khartoum.
The draft resolution allows the 15-member Council to "take appropriate additional measures" under article 41 of Chapter VII that allows to impose sanctions to give effect to its decisions.
These sanctions "may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations," as provided in the article 41.
"Sudan confirms that it rejects any efforts to disturb the African Union role and take the situation between Sudan and South Sudan to the UN Security Council," Foreign Minister Ali Karti said .
The minister in a statement released Saturday renewed Sudan’s confidence in the African Union and its organs the Peace and Security Council and the high-level mechanism headed by former South African president Thabo Mbeki.
"However, any action to abort this role, or skip it can not help us in laying the foundations of peace and security in Sudan, especially under the current situation," the minister further emphasised.
Sudanese officials said recently that the settlement of security issues should be the first issue to discuss between the two countries before tackling other issues.
Presidential adviser, Mustafa Osman Ismail, said on Saturday that Sudan would resume the AU process on the outstanding issues with South Sudan only if Juba withdraw its militias from the Sudanese territory.
The official was referring to the combatants of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) who are fighting the Sudanese army in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
Karti said several days ago that Juba should stop its support to the rebel groups in the bordering areas.
The SPLM-N, and three Darfurian groups the Justice and Equality Movement, two factions of Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur and Minni Minnawi sealed an alliance last November aiming to bring down the Sudanese regime.
(ST)
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