President Kiir Addresses South Sudan Community In Washington DC
WASHINGTON, 14 December 2011 – The President of the Republic and C-in-C of the SPLA H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit reiterated that the Republic of South Sudan will not allow an inch of its land to be taken by any one and South Sudan will not take its people back to war but is ready for self-defense. He made the remarks when addressing the South Sudanese community last night in Renaissance Hotel Ballroom in Washington D.C.
H.E Kiir addressing S.S C in Washington D.C.
[Photo: Thomas Kenneth]
President Kiir announced that South Sudanese Students in Khartoum are now being recruited by force to come and fight their own new country, adding that peace, stability and development is the top priority of the new Government. He briefed South Sudanese community on the latest development about the CPA remaining issues that includes Abyei, border demarcation, Blue Nile, South Kordufan and the oil issues.
President of the Republic also announced to the South Sudanese community that his government has taken serious steps of fighting corruption, among which a new Anti-corruption Chairperson is appointed and a Presidential decree was issued for all the functionaries starting from the directors to the ministers to declare their assets within a period not later than the coming January 2012.
S.S.C are listening to Kiir’s speech.
[Photo: Thomas Kenneth]
H.E Kiir commended USA Government for providing shelters and schools to the South Sudanese community and for lifting sanctions from all south Sudan areas which was imposed on the whole Sudan before the independence. H.E Kiir appealed to South Sudanese Community in USA to discard tribal differences and be united and contribute effectively to the development of the new Nation, for the development is the only longest war remaining. Every single South Sudanese has contributed to the struggle which brought freedom in July 9th 2011, some contributed politically, militarily, educationally.
S.S.C Awards symbol of power and leadership to H.E Kiir.
[Photo: Thomas Kenneth]
On his part the South Sudanese Community Chairperson in Washington Ms. Natalina Bona Malwal assured unity of the community and their commitment to stand behind the President for realization of peace, stability and development in South Sudan.
Reported by Thomas Kenneth Elisapana from Washington D.C.