Sudan has 'declared war on us'
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April 25, 2012, Wednesday
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President Hu Jintao called for restraint from the two Sudans yesterday after South Sudan President Salva Kiir told him that his country's larger northern neighbor had declared war on the newly independent state.
Hu "stated that he very much hoped that both Sudans would proceed from the broader considerations of the fundamental interests of both countries' people and regional peace and stability and adhere to choosing peace, respecting each others' sovereignty and exercising calm and restraint," state television said.
He urged both sides to settle their disputes through peaceful negotiations and give and take.
"The urgent task is to actively cooperate with the mediation efforts of the international community and halt armed conflict in the border areas," Hu told Kiir during a meeting in Beijing.
"China sincerely hopes that South Sudan and Sudan can become good neighbors who coexist in amity and good partners who develop together," Hu added.
Kiir told Hu that Sudan had declared war on his newly independent country, following weeks of border fighting between the two countries.
"It (this visit) comes at a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbor in Khartoum has declared war on the Republic of South Sudan," Kiir said.
"I have undertaken this visit because of the great relationship that I value with China. China is one of our economic and strategic partners," he added.
Kiir's visit comes days after he ordered troops to withdraw from the oil-rich Heglig region after seizing it from Sudan, a move that brought the two countries to the brink of all-out war.
Sudanese war planes bombed a market in the capital of South Sudan's oil-producing Unity State on Monday, residents and officials said, an attack the southern army called a declaration of war.
Sudan denied carrying out any air raids but its president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, ramped up the political tension by ruling out a return to negotiations with the South, saying its government only understood "the language of the gun."
Weeks of border fighting have brought the neighbors closer to a full-blown war than at any time since South Sudan split from Sudan in July.
Hu "stated that he very much hoped that both Sudans would proceed from the broader considerations of the fundamental interests of both countries' people and regional peace and stability and adhere to choosing peace, respecting each others' sovereignty and exercising calm and restraint," state television said.
He urged both sides to settle their disputes through peaceful negotiations and give and take.
"The urgent task is to actively cooperate with the mediation efforts of the international community and halt armed conflict in the border areas," Hu told Kiir during a meeting in Beijing.
"China sincerely hopes that South Sudan and Sudan can become good neighbors who coexist in amity and good partners who develop together," Hu added.
Kiir told Hu that Sudan had declared war on his newly independent country, following weeks of border fighting between the two countries.
"It (this visit) comes at a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbor in Khartoum has declared war on the Republic of South Sudan," Kiir said.
"I have undertaken this visit because of the great relationship that I value with China. China is one of our economic and strategic partners," he added.
Kiir's visit comes days after he ordered troops to withdraw from the oil-rich Heglig region after seizing it from Sudan, a move that brought the two countries to the brink of all-out war.
Sudanese war planes bombed a market in the capital of South Sudan's oil-producing Unity State on Monday, residents and officials said, an attack the southern army called a declaration of war.
Sudan denied carrying out any air raids but its president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, ramped up the political tension by ruling out a return to negotiations with the South, saying its government only understood "the language of the gun."
Weeks of border fighting have brought the neighbors closer to a full-blown war than at any time since South Sudan split from Sudan in July.
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