Sudanese diplomat denies information of pipeline safety cope with RSF

Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 19 minutes in the past

Ambassador Isam Mohamed Hassan Karrar, Sudan’s Ambassador to South Sudan, throughout a media briefing on the final scenario in Sudan in Juba on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Credit: Eye Radio/Alhadi Hawari

The Sudanese Ambassador in Juba has said that his authorities is unaware of any settlement between South Sudan’s authorities and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) relating to the safety of a 237-kilometer pipeline in areas below RSF management.

Media reports have quoted a Sudanese authorities official stating that the South Sudanese authorities has reached an settlement with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to make sure the uninterrupted stream of South Sudan’s crude oil to Port Sudan and onward to worldwide markets.

The 237-kilometer pipeline, operated by the Greater Nile Petroleum Company, runs via an space reportedly managed by the RSF, passing via an lively warfare zone.

According to Altaghyeer media, the part affected stretches from Station 3 to Station 4.

The settlement, as reported, ensures that the RSF is not going to intrude with the pipeline or the transportation of gas, spare components, and civilians.

It additionally outlines a transparent timeline for the resumption of pumping, with particular milestones for the beginning of fine operations and transportation from Paloch to Jebeleen.

Ambassador Isam Mohamed Hassan Karrar instructed Eye Radio in a press convention on Tuesday, November 5, that he’s unaware of any such settlement between the South Sudanese authorities and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

“On the agreement between the government of South Sudan and rapid support forces, we are not aware of this matter,” stated Amb Mohamed.

The Sudanese prime diplomat in Juba said that the resumption of the pumping of South Sudan’s crude oil with out specifying when.

“The undersecretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Dr Chol went to Port-Sudan, he returned and sent his technical team,” Amb Mohamed stated.

“A high-level delegation went there and witnessed and returned and briefed the president of the republic on what’s happening there and the situation of the pipeline,” he stated.