South accuses Sudan of bombing its territory

South Sudan accuses Sudan bombed Eradihathm South Sudan's army bombed its territory, announcing the suspension of direct negotiations between the two countries. The bombing resulted in the injury of civilians, ...

South Sudan has accused the Sudanese army bombed its territory, announcing the suspension of direct negotiations between the two countries, despite the recent meeting between President Salva Kiir and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir.

 

A spokesman for South Sudan's army Philip Aguirre The Sudanese military aircraft of the Russian Antonov, bombed the area Rumaker in North Bahr el Ghazal on Friday morning.

 

The spokesman said that the military aircraft dropped eight bombs, wounding two civilians, a man and a woman, "They were asleep in their house."

 

In Khartoum denied the Sudanese army spokesman Khaled Saad Alsoarma his forces to launch any attack on the territory of South Sudan.

It is difficult to verify the allegations of attacks for the lack of media access to the remote border region.

Suspension of negotiations

Following this development, said the military spokesman for the delegation of South Sudan in the negotiations Atef Kerr said his country has suspended negotiations with the second direct Sudan.

Bashir and Salva Kiir held a meeting in Addis Ababa

Is the first since the border clashes (French)

He added, speaking from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where negotiations take place under the auspices of the African Union, "We can not sit with them to negotiate while the bombing our territory."

He pointed out that negotiating delegations will return to Addis Ababa Saturday in preparation for the resumption of negotiations on Sunday, but stressed that these negotiations will not be directly but will be made via intermediaries.

For his part, accused the Minister of Communications, Republic of South Sudan Barnabas Benjamin Mariel some leaders within the Sudanese regime, they do not want negotiations with the South and "That's why Iksvonna."

And resulted in the border battles late March / March between the two forces to an escalation in violence, raising fears of a new war between the two sides open. Have fought Sudan and South Sudan civil war that lasted decades and resulted in thousands of deaths, prior to their reaching a peace agreement in 2005, which was self-determination referendum last year within its terms.

In the wake of those battles, I stopped early April / April, negotiations to resolve differences between the north and south, which did not find their way to the solution despite the secession of the south in July 2011.

The two countries are facing threats of sanctions from the United Nations unless peacefully settle disputes over borders and security in the oil and no later than 2 August / August next.