{"id":11109,"date":"2012-05-31T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=11109"},"modified":"2012-05-31T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T08:42:00","slug":"al-bashir-turns-to-zimbabwe-for-mediation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/31\/al-bashir-turns-to-zimbabwe-for-mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Bashir turns to Zimbabwe for mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudan has called on Zimbabwe to mediate in its dispute with South Sudan.<\/p>\n

The Hassan Omar Bashir government accuses other African countries of bias.
\nFormer South African President Thabo Mbeki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi have been mediating in talks to end fighting between the two neighbours.
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In a controversial position <\/p><\/div>
\nBut Sudanese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Elsidiegdieg Abdalla, Tuesday said the African Union (AU) and not the United Nations (UN) must lead the talks.<\/p>\n

He said the AU must exhaust all channels of resolving conflicts between member states before referring them to the UN.<\/p>\n

\u201cZimbabwe is one of the few countries, which have embassies in both countries,\u201d he said. \u201cThey also have no interest in the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Abdalla claimed other African countries had taken sides in the dispute, singling out Uganda, which he said openly supported South Sudan.<\/p>\n

\u201cZimbabwe is also a member of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union,\u201d he told state media.
\nOutstanding issues<\/p>\n

He accused Juba of negotiating in bad faith to perpetuate the fighting.
\n\u201cWe have been fighting for the last 60 years. If we continue, all we will be doing is destroying our countries,\u201d Mr Abdalla said.<\/p>\n

Last month, South Sudanese parliamentary delegation asked Zimbabwe to help the new state resolve outstanding issues with Sudan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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