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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Wed Sep 07 2011 - 07:20:51 EDT
http://www.sudantribune.com/Eritrea-s-FM-and-President-Bashir,40075
Eritrea’s FM and President Bashir discuss Sudan’s flashpoints
September 6, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir
received a message from the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki about the
Blue Nile conflict among rumors of a proposal to mediate a negotiated
settlement.
Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh told reporters following the meeting
he delivered a message from President Afewerki related to the Blue Nile
conflict. He also said they discussed bilateral relations and joint economic
projects.
The meeting was attended by Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti and the
director of the National intelligence and security services Mohamed Atta.
Reliable sources stated that Eritrea proposed to broker talks between the
Sudanese government and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on the
disputed issues like Abyei and border demarcation, Southern Kordofan and
Blue Nile conflicts.
"Eritrea’s position is that the Sudanese are more knowledgeable and better
able to resolve their problems, and we push for a Sudanese solution. Any
role of the neighbouring countries should have a supporting and secondary
character," said Eritrean presidential adviser Yemane Ghebreab.
Ghebreab was speaking to the press about the relations between the Sudan and
the Republic of South Sudan following a separate meeting between the
visiting delegation and presidential assistant Nafei Ali Nafei.
He also regretted the fighting in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan adding
that war does not solve the issues of Sudan reaffirming Eritrea’s
willingness to support the Sudanese efforts to end the disputes.
In Khartoum, the Sudanese government Tuesday renewed its demand to Juba to
stop supporting the SPLM-N. Khartoum lodged last week a complaint to the UN
Security Council accusing the South Sudan ruling party of supporting the
rebels groups from Blue Nile, Darfur and Southern Kordofan.
Sudan’s president rejected a framework agreement brokered by the former
South African president and head of AU panel on Sudan last June. Bashir said
he wants talks between Sudanese without an external mediation. But SPLM-N
rebels refuse direct talks without a third party.
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