Khartoum Rejects Concessions Proposed by Juba
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| Khartoum Rejects South Sudan’s ‘Last’ Offer On Oil, Abyei AllAfrica.com Khartoum — Sudanese negotiators on Monday dismissed as “nothing new” what their South Sudanese counterparts have termed as the “last offer” to resolve the two countries’ disputes over oil transit fees and the status of Abyei, in the latest setback to … |
Khartoum Rejects Concessions Proposed by Juba
Sudan Monday turned down South Sudan’s proposal of a higher oil transit fee and an $8.2 billion financial deal, ruling out any comprehensive settlement of outstanding issues by the Aug. 2 deadline. The offer and its refusal come just days ahead of an African Union- and United Nations-imposed deadline calling on both sides to reach agreements on issues including oil transit fees, border demarcation and security by Aug. 2. [Pagan] outlined a proposal whereby Juba would pay up to $9.10 a barrel to transit its oil through Sudan. Khartoum had earlier demanded as much as $36 per barrel, which includes tariffs and transit, processing and port fees. South Sudan said “in the interest of peace” it was offering Sudan a financial package, worth $8.2 billion over three years, including a cash payment and debt forgiveness to help fill the massive financial gap Sudan reported after the South gained independence a year ago. Sudan however, dismissed the offer, saying that security remained their top priority and that issues such as South Sudan’s alleged backing of rebels should therefore be settled before other issues are tackled. “We think security is a prerequisite,” Mutrif Siddiq, a member of Khartoum’s delegation to talks in the Ethiopian capital, told reporters.
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Sudan rejects deal proposed by South Sudan
Sudan on Monday turned down South Sudan’s proposal of a higher oil transit fee and an $8.2 billion financial deal, ruling out any comprehensive settlement of outstanding issues by the August 2 deadline. The offer and its refusal come just days ahead of an African Union- and United Nations-imposed deadline calling on both sides to reach agreements on issues including oil transit fees, border demarcation and security by August 2.
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Khartoum rejects South Sudan’s “last” offer on oil, Abyei
July 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese negotiators on Monday dismissed as “nothing new” what their South Sudanese counterparts have termed as the “last offer” to resolve the two countries’ disputes over oil transit fees and the status of Abyei, in the latest setback to talks bound by a UN deadline due to end in nine days. The new offer was unveiled by South Sudan’s chief negotiator Pagan Amum, who said in a press conference held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday that Juba told Khartoum it can pay 9.10 US dollars for every barrel of oil that passes through pipelines owned by the China-led Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), and 7.26 US dollars for every barrel of oil that passes through PetroDar pipelines. Amum, who described the offer as their “last”, said it also includes an annual compensation package of 3.2 billion US dollars to help Sudan cover a budget deficit resulting from the loss of three quarters of its oil production to South Sudan when the latter seceded in July last year. The South Sudanese official said Juba would also forgive 4.9 billion US dollars in what it says are overdue oil payments before its independence and for oil Sudan confiscated after independence. Sudan says it took the oil in lieu of unpaid transit fees. The offer also includes a new proposal to hold a referendum organized by the AU and the UN on the status of Abyei, Amum said. But Sudan, which previously rejected the south’s offer of paying 2.6 billion in financial compensation and insisted on getting 32 US dollars for every barrel of oil, swiftly rejected the new proposal saying carrying “nothing new”, as put by the member of its negotiating delegation Mutrif Sidiq. Sidiq, who was also addressing a press conference in Addis Ababa, said that the south’s offer was nothing but the combination of previous offers in one document. He added that the fact that South Sudan shifted from direct to AU-mediated talks means that the process is now back to the starting point.
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