Final Results For S.Sudan Referendum Approved

22 February 2011 – (Khartoum) – The National Legislature approved the final results of the South Sudan referendum for self-determination on Monday.

The leader of the SPLM Parliamentary Caucus in the National Legislature, Thomas Wani Kundu spoke to SRS from Khartoum on Tuesday.

[Thomas Kundu] “The final result of the southern Sudan referendum was tabled to the National Legislature which comprises of the two houses; National Assembly and the Council of States. They deliberated over it for 3 hours. And the most important thing that people concentrated on was the sustainability of the peace that has come as a result of this ambiance. So, in the end, the members unanimously passed the bill and they emphasized on the co-existence between the north and the south for the commonality of the thing and for the interest of the two countries.”

That was the SPLM Parliamentary Caucus in the National Legislature, Thomas Wani Kundu speaking to SRS from Khartoum on Tuesday.