Sudan-South Sudan Talks Begin In Addis Under AU Auspices Tuesday

17 Januari, 2012 16:13 PM

Sudan-South Sudan Talks Begin In Addis Under AU Auspices Tuesday

KHARTOUM, Jan 17 (BERNAMA-NNN-SUNA) -- Talks on pending issues between Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan begin Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, under the auspices of the African Union (AU) High-Level Panel on Sudan headed by former South African president Thabo Mbeki.

At the regular news forum of the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) here Sunday, State Minister at the Presidency Idris Mohamed Abdul-Gadir said the arrears due to be repaid by the South Sudan Government to Sudan had reached US$6 billion, besides US$1 billion as fees for the transportation of oil from South Sudan through Sudanese territory.

While, the debts due to be paid by the government of Sudan to the government of South Sudan had reached US$5 billion.

Abdul-Gadir added that the session between the two parties would focus on the joint economic file, mainly the issues of oil, trade and the financial accounts.

He said the oil quantities which Sudan took from the oil of South Sudan since the beginning of last month instead of the oil crossing fees were not equal to the fees that South Sudan government should pay to the government of Sudan.

He said the government of South Sudan tended to export its oil via Sudan for five years without payment of crossing and port fees and other fees to Sudan, a matter which resulted in harm to the Sudanese economy and increasing the exchange rate and raising the inflation rate.

Meanwhile, Abdul-Gadir accused circles that he did not name of attempting to impede restoration of Sudan to its rights from the State of South Sudan, referring to the costs resulting from the transportation of oil, the treatment at Hejlij and Jabalain, the high chemical and physiological operations, besides the costs of storing at ports, the use of the sea ports in Port-Sudan and the sovereign fee.

Meanwhile, head of the government delegation for negotiations in the economic axis, Dr. Sabir Mohamed Al-Hassan, said Sudan's financial claims to the State of South Sudan are supported by real figures and genuine documents, adding that the other party depended on documents and interpretations to the decision of the Hague-based Arbitration Court on Abyei issue and the pensions of the civil and military service employees.

He said that the coming round of negotiations will provide a chance to go ahead to create a spirit of co-operation conducive to reaching agreement on the controversial issues for the interest of the peoples of the two countries.

-- BERNAMA-NNN-SUNA

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