South Sudan President to Visit Khartoum

President Salva Kiir of the Republic of South Sudan hosts President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of the Republic of Sudan. President Bashir visited Juba on April 12, 2013., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.

May 01, 2013

South Sudan President to Visit Khartoum

by Andrew Green

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will visit Khartoum this month, taking up the invitation extended by his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir when he visited Juba in April, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

Sudanese state media also reported that Kiir will travel to Khartoum later this month.

Bashir’s visit to Juba was his first since South Sudan became an independent nation in 2011.

During the visit to Juba by the Sudanese president, the two leaders discussed how to resolve outstanding issues that have prevented a cooperation agreement that was reached last year in Addis Ababa from being implemented.

When the two men meet in Khartoum this month, the disputed, oil-rich territory of Abyei is likely to be at the top of the agenda, South Sudanese Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said.

Kiir last visited Khartoum in October 2011, three months after South Sudan became independent.

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Sudan, S. Sudan Open a New Chapter in Bilateral Relations; MP

Mohamed Babikir

Khartoum – Head of Parliament Foreign Relations, Security, and Defence Committee, Mohammed El-Hassan Al-Amin revealed the keenness of South Sudan State to strengthen the relations with Sudan.

Addressing a press conference held in the National Assembly, yesterday, after leading a parliamentary delegation in two-day visit to Juba, Al-Amin said that the visit aimed at opening a new chapter of bilateral relations with South Sudan State, pointing out that the President of the Republic of South Sudan affirmed his participation in the ceremony of oil exportation from Sawakin harbour together with his counterpart, President Omer Al Bashir in the near future.

According to Al-Amin, President Kiir confirmed that the people of both countries must live in peace.

Al-Amin pointed out that the two parties emphasized the importance of working on boosting confidences and social relations besides initiating dialogue platforms in all aspects for the benefit of the people in both countries.