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Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi would accept South Sudan independence
Written by The New Sudan Vision (NSV), www.newsudanvision.com
Thursday, 03 September 2009 12:47


Former Sudanese Prime Minister and Umma party leader Sadig Al-Mahdi is on a four-day tour of south Sudan capital to attend the Juba Conference. Photo by Al Ahram Weekly.
(Juba NSV) - Sadiq al-Mahdi arrived in Juba on Thursday to partake in the upcoming Juba Conference convened by the SPLM to host all Sudan political parties to discuss the implementation of the CPA in the remaining years of the interim period.

The Umma party leader said he would sign an accord with the SPLM, the ruling party in southern Sudan ahead of the general election in April of next year and said he would respect South Sudan’s decision if it chooses separation in the 2011 referendum.
"We have come with a specific programme to discuss with the SPLM the terms for a just Sudan, that we believe will attract our citizens, our brothers and sisters in the south to support unity," Mahdi told reporters at Juba airport.
"We are going to discuss the terms of co-existence, if our brothers and sisters in the south opt for independence, what will be the special, fraternal relationship between our two successor states," said Mahdi.
He also warned the NCP not to inject politics regarding an eventual south Sudan independence.
"It is going to be counter-productive in the national interest if we play politics with self-determination.”
Mahdi will be in Juba for four days and in that time, he hopes to sign a “memorandum of understanding” with the SPLM