adminAU mediator Thabo Mbeki has presented proposals for the Sudanese government to overcome the oil crisis and tackle tensions with South Sudan, Sudanese Media Centre (SMC) reported.
“The proposals presented . . . are still under consideration,” the SMC quoted Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, Sudanese foreign ministry spokesman, as saying.
He said Sudan would respond to these proposals after studying them, adding that Sudan’s decision to halt South Sudan’s oil exportation came after the government exhausted all means to push Juba to commit to the agreements signed earlier by the two countries.
Al-Siddiq expects the international community and regional mechanisms to exert further efforts to urge South Sudan to fulfill the agreements and show seriousness and political will, adding that Sudan does not have a problem with opening the passages with South Sudan if it is committed to the agreements.
On Saturday, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir announced the stoppage of South Sudan’s oil exportation through Sudan’s territories starting from Sunday. — Xinhua.
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