{"id":427984,"date":"2011-05-21T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T22:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/21\/u-n-delegation-arrives-in-khartoum-for-government-peace-talks\/"},"modified":"2011-05-21T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T22:00:29","slug":"u-n-delegation-arrives-in-khartoum-for-government-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/21\/u-n-delegation-arrives-in-khartoum-for-government-peace-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"U.N. delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"87.5\">\n<div readability=\"70\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The visit comes after an attack on Sudanese armed forces in a disputed region<\/li>\n<li>South Sudan voted in January to split from the north<\/li>\n<li>The fate of the oil-rich Abyei region remains a flash point<\/li>\n<li>The U.N. has warned that such violence jeopardizes relations between the north and south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>(CNN)<\/strong> &#8212; A U.N. Security Council delegation arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday to discuss with government officials the ongoing peace process in the country following a referendum in January that split the north from the south.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes two days after an attack on northern Sudanese armed forces and members of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed region of Abyei, according to state-run media.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan in January voted to split from the north, and is expected to officially become an independent nation in July.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fate of the oil-rich Abyei region remains a flash point.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Forces of the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Army (SPLA) ambushed and attacked United Nations&#8217; forces and our forces in the Joint Integrated Units using heavy weaponry, causing great losses,&#8221; read a statement issued Friday by the Sudan Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The attack took place in the town of Dokura, 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Abyei, as Joint Integrated Units of the Sudan Armed Forces were redeploying to a new post as part of a previous agreement.<\/p>\n<p>At least 22 people were killed, according to Sudanese army sources.<\/p>\n<p>SPLA denied responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) issued a statement condemning the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This act constitutes a serious breach of previous agreements made between the two parties. It is also a criminal act against the U.N.,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;UNMIS calls on all parties to investigate the incident and take appropriate action against the perpetrators of this deliberate attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner also expressed concern.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Political leaders on both sides must take responsibility now to ensure that this situation does not escalate into a wider crisis,&#8221; he told reporters at a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, UNMIS issued another statement, saying it is &#8220;deeply concerned by the heightened violence and the loss of life&#8221; in the region, &#8220;resulting from the fighting of the SPLA against militia groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of regular concern are reports that civilians are being targeted, including by use of heavy caliber weapons and land mines,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Such actions constitute serious violations of basic human rights and international law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.N. said this month that violence in the Abyei region will jeopardize relations between the north and South Sudan governments as the two sides gear up for a permanent separation July 9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Journalist Ismail Kushkush contributed to this report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_africa\/~3\/w7d_az0cGM4\/index.html\" title=\"U.N. delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.N. delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> STORY HIGHLIGHTS The visit comes after an attack on Sudanese armed forces in a disputed region South Sudan voted in January to split from the north The fate of the oil-rich Abyei region remains a flash point The U.N. has warned that such violence jeopardizes relations between the north and south (CNN) &#8212; A U.N. Security Council delegation arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday to discuss with government officials the ongoing peace process in the country following a referendum in January that split the north from the south<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":427675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-427984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.N. delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/21\/u-n-delegation-arrives-in-khartoum-for-government-peace-talks\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"U.N. delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"STORY HIGHLIGHTS The visit comes after an attack on Sudanese armed forces in a disputed region South Sudan voted in January to split from the north The fate of the oil-rich Abyei region remains a flash point The U.N. has warned that such violence jeopardizes relations between the north and south (CNN) -- A U.N. 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