Foreign Minister Ali Karti to visit Oslo

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC),Dr. Jean Ping, met the sepcial envoys from the US, UK and Norway in preparation for his Visit to Khartoum, El Fasher, and Juba. Below is the press release issued by the AU following the meeting.

Norway, the US and the UK – the Sudan Troika – express their concern for the security situation in Sudan following the elections in South Kordofan and recent fighting in the border area Abyei. In a joint statement the three countries’ foreign ministers underline the need for the parties (NCP and SPLM) to find a solution to the Abyei problem and other remaining questions, before South Sudan’s...

The three foreign ministers Clinton (US), Hague (UK) and Støre (Norway), in a joint statement, voice their serious concern about the announced suspension of talks between the parties in Sudan.

We, the countries and organizations that witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005, welcome the conclusion of the Southern Sudan referendum and the announcement of the final result by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission on February 7, 2011.