COMMUNIQUE
DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SPLM AND SOUTHERN POLITICAL PARTIES
JUBA, 8th -13th November 2008
1. The SPLM and 9 Southern Sudan Political Parties namely, Sudan National Labour Party, Southern Sudan Democratic Front ( SSDF) , African National Congress (ANC), United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF) Southern Sudan Democratic Forum, United Democratic Front (UDF), Union of Sudan African Parties (USAP -2), United Sudan African Parties (USAP) , Sudan African National Union (SANU) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) having met in Juba from 8 -13 November 2008 at Nyokuron Cultural Centre, Juba, and have:
• Highly appreciated the initiative of the 1st Vice President of the Republic, President of the Government of Southern Sudan and the Chairman of the SPLM, for facilitating and availing the parties the opportunity to meet and deliberate on important national issues that have promoted dialogue among the parties.
• Resolved to uphold the unity of the people of Southern Sudan in their diversity.
• Renewed their commitment to the Covenant and Resolutions of the 2005 South – South Dialogue held in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Committed themselves fully to the total implementation of the CPA and the resolutions of the Dialogue conference above.
2. The Meeting discussed and agreed on the following issues:
2.1 The unity of the people of Southern Sudan.
2.2 On Elections, Census, Referendum, North-South Border Demarcation, Popular Consultation in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States areas, IDPs, Refugees and Southern Sudanese in the Diaspora.
2.3 Governance, Democratic Transformation, Power-Sharing in Southern Sudan and the issues pertaining to the Capital of Southern Sudan.
2.4 Petroleum Management, Non-Oil Revenue, Foreign Reserves in Southern Sudan, General Resource Management and the Global Economic Crisis
2.5 Impact of Regional and Internal Security in Southern Sudan
2.6 National Reconciliation and the Healing process in the Country
2.7 Peace in Darfur
2.8 The Establishment of a Leadership Forum consisting of the Leaders of all the Southern Sudan Political Parties and the SPLM for Coordination, Consultation, Easy Communication and Implementation of the Resolution of this Conference.
Issued by the Conference Juba, 13Th November, 2008.
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