Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir told his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir on Wed that Khartoum is corking to resolve all pending issues amongst South Sudan inwards a bid to ameliorate relations, the official word way SUNA reported.
Bashir's remarks came during a coming together amongst Kiir, starting a two-day watch to Khartoum to essay to resolve edge disputes in addition to address usual accusations of supporting rebels inwards each other's countries.
It is Kiir's tertiary watch to Khartoum since the Christian-majority southward dissever from the Muslim northward inwards 2011 after a 22-year civil nation of war that killed hundreds of thousands.
"Sudan is corking to resolve all pending issues ... in addition to activate political in addition to safety mechanisms inwards lodge to convey bilateral relations forward," Bashir told Kiir at their meeting, according to SUNA.
"Sudan is supporting South Sudanese people in addition to has kept opened upwards its territories to deliver humanitarian assist to South Sudan, in addition to volition every bit good footstep upwards efforts for peace inwards South Sudan," Bashir said.
Bashir before welcomed Kiir in addition to his delegation at Khartoum airdrome in addition to the 2 hence held a articulation meeting.
Due to unresolved issues, ties betwixt Khartoum in addition to Juba stimulate got oft been tense since South Sudan gained independence half dozen years ago.
Border rows, economical issues such every bit Juba's payments for the role of an stone oil export pipeline through Sudan in addition to edifice a buffer zone along the frontier are expected to dominate talks during Kiir's visit.
Officials volition every bit good endeavor to address tensions over alleged back upwards for insurgents.
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Sudan has regularly defendant its neighbor of aiding rebels inwards its war-torn Darfur, Blue Nile in addition to South Kordofan regions, spell Juba has defendant Khartoum of aiding Kiir's opponent in addition to old deputy Riek Machar inwards South Sudan's ongoing civil war.
The condition of the contested edge district of Abyei every bit good remains an unresolved issue.
"This watch (of Kiir) is aimed at normalising the relations betwixt the 2 countries which stimulate got been tense," South Sudanese Information Minister Michael Makuei told reporters minutes after Kiir arrived inwards Khartoum, adding the 2 leaders would create upwards one's heed on a roadmap to boost trading links.
"The 2 countries should cooperate inwards the interests of their people every bit they are all i people inwards 2 countries."
His Sudanese counterpart Ahmed Bilal said the watch aims to "establish safety in addition to stability inwards the 2 countries”.
Tens of thousands of people stimulate got been killed inwards South Sudan in addition to millions to a greater extent than stimulate got been driven from their homes since the nation of war erupted inwards the world's youngest province inwards Dec 2013.
More than 450,000 South Sudanese refugees stimulate got poured into Sudan since the nation of war broke out, the United Nations says. Khartoum estimates they number 1.3 million.
Juba said it appreciates Khartoum's efforts to convey the growing number of refugees.
Apart from accepting refugees, the openings of edge crossings yesteryear Khartoum has every bit good helped trading activities, Juba said inwards a tilt issued before Kiir left for Sudan.
"South Sudan volition create all it tin to ensure that the Republic of Sudan interests inwards South Sudan are protected in addition to promoted," it said.
Several senior South Sudanese officials stimulate got regularly visited Khartoum spell Kiir himself previously visited inwards 2015.
AFP