Sudan, S. Sudan Reach Final Agreement on Buffer Zone
Khartoum: The Sudanese and South Sudanese governments signed yesterday a final agreement regarding the monitoring and verification mechanisms of the buffer zone and agreed on reopening the crossings between the two countries.
The head of the political and security committee on the Sudanese side, minister of defense Staff Lt. General Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein affirmed in a press conference that this agreement will solve all the problems relating to the issue of sheltering armed movements and reinforcing security between the two countries.
The minister said that peace is the choice of the Sudanese government and it will not be swayed from it. He added: "The Sudanese government delegation came to the negotiations table with the same spirit to reach agreement on issues."
He pointed out that the disputed issues of the two areas (Blue Nile and South Kordofan) are expected to be resolved in the negotiations which kicked off yesterday in Addis Ababa. The government delegation is headed by Professor Ghandour.
The newspaper's sources confirmed that the government delegation headed by Ghandour held closed deliberations on the draft which the government delegation will submit in negotiations with SPLM-N.
The minister of defense said the agreement is a supplement to the security matrix which is already in the implementation process except for the Abyei dossier which is awaiting the consideration of the Presidents of the two countries.
The political and security committee will hold a meeting a month later to look into the outcomes of these negotiations. And the committee will hold meetings every 45 days periodically to follow up on all the developments regarding this dossier.
African mediator Thabo Mbeki commended Sudan and South Sudan stating that the two countries have presented a pioneering model that can be used to resolve all the problems facing the African continent.
The head of the political and security committee on the Sudanese side, minister of defense Staff Lt. General Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein affirmed in a press conference that this agreement will solve all the problems relating to the issue of sheltering armed movements and reinforcing security between the two countries.
The minister said that peace is the choice of the Sudanese government and it will not be swayed from it. He added: "The Sudanese government delegation came to the negotiations table with the same spirit to reach agreement on issues."
He pointed out that the disputed issues of the two areas (Blue Nile and South Kordofan) are expected to be resolved in the negotiations which kicked off yesterday in Addis Ababa. The government delegation is headed by Professor Ghandour.
The newspaper's sources confirmed that the government delegation headed by Ghandour held closed deliberations on the draft which the government delegation will submit in negotiations with SPLM-N.
The minister of defense said the agreement is a supplement to the security matrix which is already in the implementation process except for the Abyei dossier which is awaiting the consideration of the Presidents of the two countries.
The political and security committee will hold a meeting a month later to look into the outcomes of these negotiations. And the committee will hold meetings every 45 days periodically to follow up on all the developments regarding this dossier.
African mediator Thabo Mbeki commended Sudan and South Sudan stating that the two countries have presented a pioneering model that can be used to resolve all the problems facing the African continent.
By Zuleikha Abdul Raziq, 17 hours 15 minutes ago
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