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JUBA, April 16 (Xinhua / GNA) – Politics
the transition to South Sudan, neighboring northern Sudan, will not affect the situation
peace implementation process in Juba, despite the recent military ouster from
Former President Omar al-Bashir following street protests in Khartoum, experts
said Monday.
Bashir played a central role in reviving the
fragile peace process under the auspices of the regional bloc
Intergovernmental Development Authority (IGAD) which eventually led to
one of the main guarantors alongside Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, of
revitalized peace agreement signed in September 2018 in Ethiopia.
The peace agreement seems this time to be largely
amidst the doubts of the international community and the lack of financial means
support because of the fact that past agreements supported by regional and
the international powers have collapsed.
Mawien Makol Ariik, South Sudan Foreign
Ministry spokesman told Xinhua that the peace process will remain stable
Of course, despite the political changes in Khartoum.
"This will not affect the peace agreement.
Sudan and South Sudan are two countries with cordial relations, as they
were a country before. The military council is able to establish a
government and stability, "he told Juba.
Makol's point of view was collaborated by Zachariah
Diing Akol of the Juba-based think tank Suddi Institute, which observed that
The departure of Bashir will not change the course of the peace process since the
members of the military council led by General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan will be
maintain the same focus on South Sudan.
"Bashir's departure from power
should not create any concern or fear of Juba, the people who took over as
General Fattah is someone who was in the army and who should know the national
the interest of Sudan, "said Akol.
He revealed that relations between Sudan and
and South Sudan are not based on personalities but on mutual interests of
two countries, and that oil was a key resource that benefits both countries.
Akol said that Bashir's ousting would not create
a power vacuum because the ruling military council is well aware
The political elites of Southern Sudan.
"Bashir is beaten against us during the
second Sudanese civil war and some of those generals who are in charge now
Were fighting. So, you can not say that there is a vacuum (power) because Bashir has
party, "added Akol.
Jacob Dut Chol, professor of politics at
The University of Juba told Xinhua that Bashir's political exit would have an impact on
the peace process because none of the members of the military council have the
political influence and influence on warring parties in South Sudan.
"We have not seen yet that we are not certain yet
change of leadership. There will surely be an impact on the south
Sudanese peace agreement since Bachir had a personal commitment.
"The Military Council will therefore concentrate for the moment on
much more about maintaining stability in Sudan than about the South Sudan Peace Agreement, "he said.
I said.
"Bashir is someone with experience in
politics and he knows South Sudan better than the generals of the army
advice, "added Chol.
He revealed that the focus will now be on
Museveni, Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy, and Eritrean leader Isaias
Afewerki to push the peace process.
"These same leaders can always call the
shots. We hope that Museveni will badume the leadership to ensure
success of the peace process, "said Chol.
He also criticized Riek's recent remarks
Machar, leader of the opposition in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA-IO),
that it took another six months to implement the peace agreement
given that the parties are well behind on key issues to meet May 12
Deadline for the formation of a Transitional Union Government (TGoNU).
"If you wait for the reunification of
the army before forming the unity government, it may never be held. You can not
now unify the army when there is no union government in place, "Chol said.
He revealed that the revitalized peace
the agreement was not something that Sudan came from itself because it is part of
the agenda of the region (IGAD).
James Okuk, a policy badyst, also suggested that
nothing will change since the ruling generals in Khartoum are cadres of the system
left by Bashir.
"What's going on now is an internal
Sudanese political line that has no effect on the relations between the two
country, "said Okuk.
"The diet is intact that the face of
the management has changed. It's always the Bashir executives who are in charge
continue with everything they've done on foreign relations and at the top of
this list is southern Sudan because of oil resources, "he added.
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