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Re: حكومة الجنوب: خطاب الاعتذار من كيير الى اوباما كذب (Re: Zakaria Joseph)
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"No Kiir Apology letter to President Obama", information minister JUBA, 7 August 2012 - The government has dismissed reports published in US based newspaper - MacClatchy that President Kiir had written a letter of apology to President Barack Obama allegedly for denying support to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army- North (SPLM-N).
The article written by one Alan Boswell claimed that President Kiir had written a letter to President Obama accepting support to the SPLM-N.
“In that letter, [President] Kiir wrote that he did know about his military’s support to the Sudanese rebels, but he could not admit that to Obama because his advisers were in the room and they did not know he was aware of that support”, claimed Boswell in his Thursday MacClatchy newspaper article.
“This is not true, there is no such a letter written by President Kiir to President Obama in regards to an apology”, asserted Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the official government spokesperson.
Dr. Benjamen, who is also the minister for Information and Broadcasting in the government of the Republic of South Sudan, slammed the writer as being an enemy of peace.
“President Kiir has been always saying that we (government of South Sudan) are not supporting SPLM-N, the government’s position has always been that South Sudan through its President can only help if President Bashir takes an initiative for peaceful negotiations with the rebel in South Kordofan and Blue Nile as provided for by the Security Council Resolution 2046 but not to be involved militarily. No”, Dr. Benjamin told Sudan Radio Service in an interview on Monday.
He underscored the visit of the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to Africa’s newest country. He went further to say that the relation between the two governments is very strong. He said a lot of developmental support related issues were discussed in the meeting of Clinton with President Kiir. He added that America has been with South Sudan and continues to be, particularly in helping to settle matters of dispute with Sudan.
Reported by Matata Safi
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