Sudanese prez al-Bashir calls for peace in South Sudan
7 Jan 2014 2:10 AM GMT
There were reports meanwhile of ongoing fierce clashes near the rebel-held town of Bor, situated 200 kilometres north of the capital Juba, with South Sudan’s army pouring in reinforcements in a bid to recapture the area. ‘There should be peace and security in South Sudan,’ Bashir said as he visited Juba for talks with his counterpart President Salva Kiir. ‘We come so that we can bring peace to South Sudan, to our brothers and sisters in South Sudan. Our relationship is very important,’ Bashir told reporters.
South Sudan won independence from Khartoum in 2011 after decades of war, but the north remains a key player - serving as the export route for the South’s oil. Peace talks, brokered by the East African regional bloc IGAD and aimed at securing an elusive ceasefire, were set to start in Addis Ababa in the afternoon, Ethiopian government spokesman Getachew Reda said.
South Sudan won independence from Khartoum in 2011 after decades of war, but the north remains a key player - serving as the export route for the South’s oil. Peace talks, brokered by the East African regional bloc IGAD and aimed at securing an elusive ceasefire, were set to start in Addis Ababa in the afternoon, Ethiopian government spokesman Getachew Reda said.
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