{"id":319676,"date":"2011-03-18T11:53:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/18\/sudan-bashir-kiir-to-meet-as-north-south-rift-widens\/"},"modified":"2011-03-18T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:53:04","slug":"sudan-bashir-kiir-to-meet-as-north-south-rift-widens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/sudan-bashir-kiir-to-meet-as-north-south-rift-widens\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: Bashir, Kiir to Meet As North-South Rift Widens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"51.3426966292\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sudantribune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6f169cb6ntribune180.png\" alt=\"Sudan Tribune (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Sudan Tribune (Paris)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>16 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Khartoum \u2014 The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir and South Sudan leader Salva Kiir are scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the deteriorating relations between the North and South a few months before the country officially split into two.<\/p>\n<p>Southerners voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence during the referendum that took place last January. The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in the North accepted the outcome of the vote and vowed to be the first to recognize the new state.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Both sides are supposed to iron out the post-referendum arrangements such as border demarcation, oil, water, citizenship, national debt, international agreements and the fate of the Abyei region.<\/p>\n<p>However, progress has been slow on resolving these issues and last week the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Movement (SPLM) controlling the South said it suspending the talks and accused the North of arming militias with the aim of toppling the government in the semi-autonomous region.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S., UK and Norway issued a joint statement on Tuesday urging the NCP-SPLM negotiations to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday the SPLM political bureau said it will not continue its participation in the security committee with the NCP in protest.<\/p>\n<p>The head of an African Union (AU) panel Thabo Mbeki who is mediating between the North and South met with Bashir and Kiir in a fresh bid to defuse tensions and prevent further escalation as violence spread to different parts of the South and Abyei.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bashir is a believer in the importance of continued dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues&#8221; Mbeki said.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s meeting is expected to tackle South&#8217;s accusations to the NCP on arming the militias and alleged plot to install an &#8220;agent&#8221; government before the country&#8217;s breakup in July.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103180655.html\" title=\"Sudan: Bashir, Kiir to Meet As North-South Rift Widens\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudan: Bashir, Kiir to Meet As North-South Rift Widens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 16 March 2011 Khartoum \u2014 The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir and South Sudan leader Salva Kiir are scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the deteriorating relations between the North and South a few months before the country officially split into two. 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