Sudan's president leaves for Juba for talks
"Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left for Juba Monday morning, leading a high-level delegation, in an official one-day visit to hold talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit and members of his government," Xinhua cited Sudan's official news agency as saying.
Omar al-Bashir is accompanied by Minister of the Presidency Salah Wanasi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti, Minister of Defence Abdul-Rahim Mohamed Hussein, Minister of Petroleum Mekawi Mohamed Awad and Chief of Intelligence and Security Service Mohamed Atta al-Moula.
On
Sunday,
Sudan's
official
radio
reported
that
al-Bashir
would
travel
to
Juba
to
meet
with
Kiir
to
"review
a
solution
for
the
conflict
there".
Omar al-Bashir is accompanied by Minister of the Presidency Salah Wanasi
During the past weeks, South Sudan witnessed clashes between two military factions, one descending from the Dinka tribe, to which President Kiir belongs, and the other descending from the Nuer tribe, to which former vice president Riek Machar belongs.
The clashes have left more than 1,000 people dead, over 121,600 people displaced and forcing 63,000 people to take refuge at various UN compounds around the country, according to UN reports.
IANS