South Sudan Government Pledges Its Support For Sudan Military Council

April 17, 2019 Newsbeat, South Sudan, Sudan

A South Sudanese delegation led by Honorable Tut Gatluak Manime, Salva Kiir’s presidential Advisor for Security Affairs and Chairman of National Pre-Transitional Committee and Honorable Mayiik Ayii Deng meets the Sudanese military council in Khartoum, Sudan(Photo credit: SSNN)

April 17th, 2019(SSNN) — South Sudan’s government under the leadership of President Salva Kiir Mayardit sends a high level delegation to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to welcome the Sudan’s military regime and to pledge cordial bilateral relationship between the two countries.

The South Sudanese delegation was led by Honorable Tut Gatluak Manime, Salva Kiir’s presidential Advisor for Security Affairs and Chairman of National Pre-Transitional Committee and Honorable Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister in the Office of President Salva Kiir, and accompanied by Hon. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum and Lt. Gen. Akol Koor Kuc, Director General of Internal Security Bureau (ISB).

The South Sudanese delegation met the new Chairman of Military Council of the Republic of Sudan and Minister of Defense, 1st Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fatah Burhan and members of his military Council which includes Lt. General Shamsadin Kabashi, the Spokesman of the Military Council and Lt. Gen. Yasir Abdelrahaman Hussein who is tasked to oversee oil activities in Sudan.

On behalf of South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also struggling to maintain peace and stability, the delegation promised South Sudan’s government support to 1st Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fatah Burhan and his military council.

A letter from President Kiir “reaffirmed the firm stance and support of the People of South Sudan and the Government to the Military Council and the People of Sudan and all the revolutionaries especially those on the street.”

“His Excellency President Kiir reaffirmed the strong bond that binds together the people of the two sisterly Countries through blood, shared history, shared border and the fact they drink from the same Nile. His Excellency President Kiir reaffirmed his strong support and commitment to mediate between the armed groups.” Reads the letter in parts.

“His Excellency reaffirmed his support to peaceful transition that will usher in a new day in Sudan where peace, unity and territorial integrity and sovereignty of the People of Sudan is ensured.” The Presidential message continued.

The South Sudanese delegation also pledged continued flow of South Sudanese oil through Sudanese territories and promised to increase production in April and May to boost the economies of the two countries.

According to Hon. Tut Gatluak Manime and Hon. Ezekiel Gatkuoth, South Sudan will begin pumping oil from new wells at Al-Nar, Al-toor and Manga by April 27, 2019 and block 5A by May 2019.

1st Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fatah Burhan, Chairman of the Military Council welcomed the delegation and commended the stance support for his people and recognition of his new leadership.

The South Sudanese delegation also pursued Lt. General Babiker Dambalab, Director General for National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS), to discus issues related to National Security of the two sisterly Countries.

Although the Northern neighbor has just ousted its long term dictator, Omar Hassan el Bashir, Sudan has managed its political crises far better than South Sudan.

South Sudan failed to manage its political crises in December 2013 and since then a bitter civil war has killed more than 400, 000 and displaced nearly half of the population to countries like Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.

The South Sudanese leaders have signed a peace agreement, mediated largely by former President, Omar el Bashir, last September; however, the South Sudanese have implemented very little so far.