Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir will travel to Juba on Monday to meet with his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir for talks on the ongoing conflict in the country, state media reported on Sunday.
“President Bashir will go tomorrow to Juba to meet (President) Salva Kiir and discuss the crisis in the South,” an SMS sent by state radio to the media said.
Sudan’s First Vice President Bakri Hassan Salih has affirmed his country’s full support of mediation efforts by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development seeking an end to the fighting in South Sudan.
“We discussed the coordination between Sudan, China and Igad member states to bring peace and stability in the Republic of South Sudan,” Mr Salih said in a joint statement with the Special Representative of the Chinese government for African affairs Zhong Jianhua released on Sunday.
“Sudan is ready to boost the Igad initiative and support the continuity of the political efforts to find a peaceful solution to the dispute in South Sudan,” he added.
Mr Zhong said in a statement following the meeting with Mr Salih in Khartoum that China supports Igad’s efforts to negotiate a ceasefire.
“Sudan and China share identical views towards supporting the Igad efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the dispute in South Sudan,” he said.
Daily Nation
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