SOUTH SUDAN / BASHIR

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / BASHIR
TRT: 2:06
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ARABIC/NATS

DATELINE: 22 OCTOBER 2013, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

SHOTLIST:

1. Med shot, President Bashir and President Salva Kiir greeting each other
2. Wide shot, presidents and delegation walking
3. Wide shot, Bashir shaking hands with officials
4. Med shot, Bashir shaking hands with diplomats
5. Med shot, presidential guest house
6. Wide shot, both presidents seated
7. SOUNDBITE(Arabic) Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir:
"We confirm once again that we have come with an open heart to continue the journey together. We are now building a new history for Sudan and South Sudan. The history does transience all the bitter past with all its obstacles. We aspire God willing for a brighter future.”
8. Med shot, Bashir and Salva seated
9. SOUNDBITE(English) South Sudan President Salva Kiir:
“We have witnessed one agreement being signed and we have agreed on many things. What is important in these is not the meeting that we conduct everyday but it is the implementation of what we agree upon. This is what should be important. We have very serious outstanding issues which if we implement the agreement of today on whatever that we have agreed upon we will push forward without any difficulties any longer.”
10. Med shot, delegation seated
11. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir:
"The establishment of a new nation of South Sudan is not the end of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan but it is a new beginning for a relationship based on sincere fraternity, cooperation and pure Sudanese will."
12. Med shot, Bashir and Salva shaking hands

STORYLINE:

South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir agreed on Tuesday at a summit in Juba to expedite the formation of the Abyei Administration, its legislative council and the area police.

Bashir reiterated his country's commitment to all agreements signed with South Sudan along with bilateral understandings aimed at boosting ties and realizing the aspirations of the two peoples.

The Sudanese president further renewed his country's willingness to work with South Sudan to remove all the barriers hindering the movement of the citizens and trade between the two sides.

SOUNDBITE(Arabic) Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir:
"We confirm once again that we have come with an open heart to continue the journey together. We are now building a new history for Sudan and South Sudan. The history does transience all the bitter past with all its obstacles. We aspire God willing for a brighter future.”

The two principals reaffirmed their commitment to fully implement the nine cooperation agreements signed on September 27th, 2012 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

The leaders also agreed to expedite the identification of a zero line to create a safe demarcated border zone along the shared border before mid-November. An agreement was also reached to speed up the opening of border crossings and an integrated border management mechanism to facilitate the movement of people and goods.

SOUNDBITE(English) South Sudan President Salva Kiir:
“We have witnessed one agreement being signed and we have agreed on many things. What is important in these is not the meeting that we conduct everyday but it is the implementation of what we agree upon. This is what should be important. We have very serious outstanding issues which if we implement the agreement of today on whatever that we have agreed upon we will push forward without any difficulties any longer.”

Bashir also further renewed his country's willingness to work with South Sudan to remove all the barriers hindering the movement of the citizens and trade between the two sides.

SOUNDBITE(Arabic) Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir
"The establishment of a new nation of South Sudan is not the end of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan but it is a new beginning for a relationship based on sincere fraternity, cooperation and pure Sudanese will."

In a statement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the holding of a summit between the presidents and took note of the two presidents’ intent to expedite the establishment of the Abyei Administration, Abyei Council and Abyei Police Service. He also welcomed their decision to accelerate the full establishment of the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone by mid‑November.