{"id":25892,"date":"2016-06-07T01:59:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T01:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/khartoum-and-juba-sign-security-deals\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T01:58:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T01:58:58","slug":"khartoum-and-juba-sign-security-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/khartoum-and-juba-sign-security-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"Khartoum and Juba sign security deals"},"content":{"rendered":"

{The two sides have agreed to stop supporting rebel in both countries.}<\/p>\n

Sudan and South Sudan late Monday signed a package of security agreements related to the re-deployment of joint military forces along the Safe Demilitarised Border Zone, and approved a plan to stop supporting and harbouring rebels and open border crossings.<\/p>\n

The joint Political and Security Committee between Sudan and South Sudan convened in Khartoum on Sunday in the presence of the foreign, defence and oil ministers of the two countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee agreed to implement the joint agreements related to the demilitarised zone,\u201d local media quoted Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour as saying.<\/p>\n

The two sides also agreed to stop supporting rebel groups in the two countries, he said, noting that the concerned security authorities in both countries would adopt specific measures in this regard.<\/p>\n

South Sudan\u2019s Defence Minister Kuol Manyang, meanwhile, was reported to have said that the two sides agreed to carry out the joint cooperation agreements, and immediately embark on implementing the decisions reached during the meeting.<\/p>\n

REBEL GROUPS<\/p>\n

The South Sudanese minister admitted the presence of rebel groups in the two countries, saying \u201cthe rebel movements are a reality and their problem must be solved so that peace will prevail between the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee also agreed to gradually open the border crossings, and a joint border committee is to meet in Juba within two weeks to agree on dates and procedures for opening the 10 border crossings between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The two sides agreed to ask the African Union to support the safe buffer zone and provide the two parties with the necessary technical teams, besides establishment of three consulates in the cities in the safe demilitarised border area.<\/p>\n

The meeting also agreed to task a joint committee headed by the directors of intelligence services to address issues related to the disputed areas.
\nIn September 2012, Sudan and South Sudan signed a cooperation agreement in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa under the patronage of the African Union.<\/p>\n

The agreement included a package of understandings related to security, citizens\u2019 status and border and economic issues.<\/p>\n

However, the signed agreements did not tackle the issues of Abyei and border demarcation.<\/p>\n

The border issue represents one of the biggest obstacles hindering the settlement of differences between Sudan and South Sudan, revolving around five border areas — Abyei, Dabatal-Fakhar, Jabel Al-Migainis, Samaha and Kafia Kanji.<\/p>\n

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