South Sudan’s Kiir to meet al-Bashir over security matters

[Elisabeth Janaina]

South Sudan’s Kiir to meet al-Bashir over security matters

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Sudan's Omar al-Bashir shares a moment with South Sudan's Salva Kiir
in Equatoria Guinea, November 23, 2016 (AP)

April 23, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan president, Salva Kiir is seeking
an audience with his Sudanese counterpart, Omar al-Bashir to discuss
how best plans to strengthen security along their borders could be
implemented to enhance bilateral relations between both countries.

Diplomats and a presidential aide involved in these arrangements told
Sudan Tribune that the planned meeting of the two leaders will take
place after the ministers of foreign affairs, security, internal
affairs, defence and justice hold preparatory meeting at the venue to
be agreed upon so that they work out a plan for joint security
committee, with a timetable to implement the security measures.

It is still unclear when and where the meeting of the leaders will
take place, but a preparatory committee is expected to first convene.

This preparatory committee, Sudan Tribune understands, will comprise
of legal experts from both sides with African Union help.

The experts, expected to be chosen by the justice ministries from the
two countries are expected to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The preparatory committee, sources further disclosed, will review the
progress that has so far been made in the 2012 cooperation agreement
on security arrangement, develop mechanisms for handling dissidents
threatening the two governments and submit a list of suspected
dissidents residing in each other’s territories.

Another separate technical committee of the joint security body will
reportedly be formed with a mandate to implement the deployment of a
joint border and security force along common borders.

The two countries have been blaming each other for supporting armed
anti-government dissidents. Both have denied the claim and relations
have been stable. The expected meetings between the ministers and the
two leaders are a sign that there could be a thaw.

There have been renewed complaints from senior officials in South
Sudanese government, with some alleging that the Sudanese government
has continued to provide logistical and military supports to different
armed groups fighting with ambitions to remove from power the
government of President Kiir.

These officials, concerned about South Sudan’s deteriorating economic
situation, fear that a military, political and logistical support from
the Sudanese government to dissident groups could facilitate the fall
of the government if no immediate diplomatic actions are taken to
preempt any key role.

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23 April 22:50, by Naath

Dinka tribal chief Kiir seeks to meet President Bashir to help him
fight Nuer along the bordera of two Sudan. I was wondering the Dinka
gang leader seeks to secure border while Juba is not secure. Mr. Dinka
tribal chief secure Juba first and then you can secure the borders.

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23 April 23:16, by anyanya1

Brother Nath. Those morons they met it up nobody can help them
in situations they created for them selves, this is good, no money
this time, what are they going to give to Sudan in return their ass or
what?😂😂😂

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24 April 06:13, by South South

Naath,

There are no rebels in Equatoria to secure Juba from them.
There are a few dying individuals who need food to eat. They are weak
and tired. We saw them on Al Jazeera TV a few days ago. Juba is 100%
secure. When the generals of IO ran to Uganda and registered as
refugees, what does that situation to tell you? Kiir is president of
South Sudan and if you don’t like then stay where you are now

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24 April 06:17, by South South

Anyanya1,

You are useless, when you write like a baby, it means you
are bad in everything. I suggest people who live with you are tired
and they want to get rid of you because you are messy. Take care of
yourself first before bringing all your mess to the public.

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24 April 06:46, by Eastern

South Sudan,

What is happening in Juba this past few days is akin to
what happened last year just before the Gudele One gunfight and the J1
showdown. Ugandan traders recently threatened not to bring goods to
Juba. Kiir is quickly seeking audiance with Bashir because insecurity
is affecting his backyard. When Kiir stubbornly continue to support
SPLA-North without considering a backlash......!!!!!

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24 April 06:58, by Naath

Eastern,

You hit the nail on the head brother. Kiir and his
double blind supporters keep on dying that there are no rebels exist
in Equatoria while heavy battle is always being reported in all parts
of Greater Equatoria every month. Kiir and his JCE plus their idiots
supporters live in denial.

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23 April 23:30, by Lino Gai Akok

President Kiir should rush and convince Bashir to open the borders
so that the redundant food in Khartoum flow to South Sudan.