South Sudan plans mediation between Ethiopia and Eritrea

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

South Sudan plans mediation between Ethiopia and Eritrea

 

(Reuters) - Newly independent South Sudan plans to help resolve the long-running border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a senior official said on Wednesday.

 

South Sudan's minister for cabinet affairs, Deng Alor, said Addis Ababa and Asmara had given the green light for mediation talks on the border, which could start as early as November.

 

"We have close ties with both countries so we are planning to mediate and solve the problems that they have between them," Deng Alor, South Sudan's minister for cabinet affairs, told Reuters.

 

Ethiopian and Eritrean officials were not available to comment. Ethiopia has said its conflict with Asmara over the demarcation of their shared border following a 1998-2000 war would be solved only through a negotiated settlement.

 

South Sudan is still embroiled in its own frontier argument with its northern neighbour, Sudan. The two countries broke apart last year under a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war.

 

Alor said South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and other senior officials were set to name a delegation "very soon" that would travel to both capitals.

 

"We will embark on rounds of shuttle diplomacy between the two countries. We are hoping to start in November," Alor said.

 

A Hague-based boundary commission awarded the flashpoint frontier village of Badme to Eritrea in 2002. But Ethiopia has yet to conform with the ruling, insisting on further negotiations on its implementation.

 

Asmara wants Ethiopia to pull its troops out before normalising relations.

 

The two countries nearly returned to war in March when Addis Ababa launched cross-border attacks in Eritrea on what it said were rebel targets.

 

Both countries routinely accuse each other of backing dissidents to destabilise and topple the other's government. Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi died in August.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

What we see already is that South Sudan plays major role in the region

 

-South sudan went to war with Sudan in 2012 a Military victory and political victory

 

-The agreements allows for the return of 350,000 barrels of South Sudanese oil to the world markets

 

-South sudan than joined the Nile basin initiative and has one clear policy and that is to share the Nile waters.

 

-South sudan along with Kenya and Ethiopia invested in the Lamu project possibly Oil exports will go through Kenya in the future.

 

-And now they are mediating between two rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Maybe on the Nile issue its funny though at some time both Eritrea and Ethiopia supported the SPLM rebels against Sudan.Ethiopia is just taking advantage since the oil rich abbey region is still not settled.

[oba hiloowlow]

the hell with those bantus

[oba hiloowlow]

LOL i dont like those people they dont have functioning braincells ethiopia are just using them in for their advantage

[Gheelle.T]

None of the three countries mentioned is a "Bantu" and there is nothing wrong to be a one. Waryaa, Dr. Hiil-low, stop the name calling on your true brothers.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Oba doesn't like the DInka brothers i wonder why:D

[Abwaan]

oba hiloowlow;889592 wrote:

the hell with those bantus

lol@Oba....Your cunsurinnimo cannot hide...I am sure Suudaanta xoogaa waa u egtahay adi xitaa...

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

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[Naxar Nugaaleed]

South Sudan broke away from the kushites in north because they are not the same people so not sure it's involving its self with kushites in Ethiopia/ Eritrea or those nilotes in Kenya lol

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Naxar Nugaaleed;896398 wrote:

South Sudan broke away from the kushites in north because they are not the same people so not sure it's involving its self with kushites in Ethiopia/ Eritrea or those nilotes in Kenya lol

Semi kushite Arabs there is a difference i think South Sudan wants to be a major player in the region and besides that they have close links with both Eritrea and Ethiopia. Helping another type of Kushites out in time of need is the Philosophy of the Dinka Brothers:D