USA strongly Condemns Sudan’s military incursion into South Sudan

USA strongly Condemns Sudan’s military incursion into South Sudan

The United States strongly condemns Sudan’s military incursion into South Sudan yesterday and calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of all Sudanese armed militia from South Sudan. Sudan must immediately
halt the aerial and artillery bombardment in South Sudan by the Sudan Armed Forces. Sudan and South Sudan must end all military support for rebel groups within the other country.

In a press release, issued by the Department of State, it read, “We recognize the right of South Sudan to self-defense and urge South Sudan to exercise restraint in its reaction to Sudan’s attack in Unity State and to refrain from
disproportionate actions which would only further enflame the hostilities between the parties. We welcome South Sudan’s withdrawal from Heglig, and we urge that South Sudan complete a total withdrawal of all South Sudanese armed forces deployed across the
January 1, 1956 border.”

Demanding that both governments must agree to an immediate unconditional cessation of hostilities and recommit to negotiations under the auspices of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel, the press release further stated,
“We urge both parties to activate without delay the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism, including unarmed observers from both parties supported by UN observers.”

In a message to the people of Sudan and South Sudan, President Obama stated, “All those who are fighting must recognize that there is no military solution. The only way to achieve real and lasting security is to resolve your differences
through negotiation.”

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Posted by Fayyaz Yaseen on Apr 24 2012. Filed under Pakistan, USA, World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry