BAN WELCOMES DISCUSSIONS IN JUBA BETWEEN PRESIDENTS OF SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN

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BAN WELCOMES DISCUSSIONS IN JUBA BETWEEN PRESIDENTS OF SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN
New York, Apr 12 2013 11:00PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was 'encouraged' by the
positive dialogue between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir who is on his first visit to Juba
since South Sudan seceded in 2011.

The Secretary-General "is encouraged by their constructive discussions
on the implementation of the agreements they signed in Addis Ababa on
27 September 2012 and urges them to maintain this positive momentum,"
his spokesperson <" http://www.un.org/sg/spokesperson/">said in a
statement.

The agreements -- signed in the Ethiopian capital under the auspices
of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel -- included
topics on security, the common border and economic relations aimed at
enabling the two nations to fulfil their obligations under a so-called
roadmap for easing tensions, facilitating the resumption of
negotiations on post-secession relations and normalizing the relations
between the two countries.

However, armed clashes along the common border have continued and
outstanding post-independence issues remain, such as control of the
oil-rich Abyei area.

In today's statement, the Secretary-General commended both Presidents
for their decision "to continue their efforts to resolve the Abyei
issue in accordance with the implementation matrix," and also urged
the leaders to resolve their differences regarding the area's final
settlement.

The UN interim security force for Abyei (UNISFA) verified last month
that troops from both Governments had begun to pull out of the
demilitarized border zone. The UN Security Council had established a
Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM), which
consists of both sides and is tasked with monitoring the security
situation in the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone.

In addition, Mr. Ban today welcomed the resumption of oil production
by South Sudan and its transit and export through Sudan's oil pipeline
"as an important sign of progress towards the normalization of
relations between the two parties" following the establishment of the
Safe Demilitarised Border Zone and the JBVMM.

The world's youngest country had shut down its oil output last year
but agreed to restart oil shipments in March. According to media
reports, the first oil cargo is expected to reach Sudan's Red Sea
export terminal in Port Sudan next month.

Meanwhile, staff at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today paid
their respect to national colleagues killed in an ambush by armed
assailants on 9 April in Jonglei state.

The 12 people killed included five UN peacekeepers whose bodies were
repatriated earlier this week to their hometowns in India. The blue
helmets have been praised for fighting courageously to protect the
civilian convoy.

Mr. Ban, his special representative in the country, Hilde F. Johnson,
and the 15-member UN Security Council strongly condemned the attack
and urged the Government of South Sudan to bring the perpetrators to
account.


Apr 12 2013 11:00PM
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