Sudan says no more oil talks with South Sudan

KHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed not hold any talks with South Sudan on the oil issue, and will not allow South Sudan to transport oil through the Sudanese territory, local media reported on Saturday.

Addressing a mass rally on Friday evening in central the capital Khartoum to celebrate the "liberation" of the Heglig oil field, al-Bashir said "we will no longer allow South Sudan's oil to pass through, even if they split the oil revenues with us," according to the reports.

The president said that Juba would only "use the oil revenues to destroy Sudan and to finance the criminals in Sudan," adding that the door for talks with South Sudan on the oil issue had been closed.

Al-Bashir also announced that he had instructed Defense Minister Gen. Abdul-Rahim Mohammed Hussein to get fully prepared before the autumn of this year, in order to clear from the Sudanese territory of the South Sudanese army.

He said that there were still remaining forces of the South Sudanese army in the two border states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan.

Al-Bashir said he was not afraid of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement  (SPLM) in South Sudan as well as some western countries which had been supporting the SPLM from the behind.

According to the reports, the Sudanese government has set up a panel of experts to assess the losses in Heglig oil field, in order to submit a report to the UN Security Council to require South Sudan to pay the compensation.

The reports said that the oil field were damaged and looted after it was seized by the South Sudanese army.

Sudan's ruling National Congress Party also asked the international community and organizations to investigate the " violations of human rights and abuses of prisoners of war by the South Sudanese army."

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced earlier Friday that the Sudanese army had retaken the Heglig region by force, and troops from South Sudan had fled the battle field, while the government of South Sudan, on the other hand, said it had ordered its army to immediately withdraw from Heglig.

The seizure of Heglig by the Sudan People's Liberation Army ( SPLA) on April 10 led to the suspension of the negotiations between Khartoum and Juba on outstanding issues between them.

The African Union quickly declared South Sudan's behavior " illegal," and demanded that it "immediately and unconditionally" withdraw its troops from the region.

The Sudanese president on Wednesday declared war on South Sudan, and vowed to bring down the government of the SPLM in Juba.