Russian special envoy for Sudan, Mikhail Margelov, warned of the failure of a new state in southern Sudan and expressed fears that a new Somalia may emerge in the region.
Mr. Margelov made his remarks to the press after a meeting in Cairo with the Arab League Secretary General Amru Moussa. The two parties discussed latest developments in Sudan particularly the upcoming referendum on self-determination to be held in January 2011, Sudan Tribune website reported.
He said the most important thing his government is looking at is the process of building bridges and understanding among the political circles in the northern and southern Sudan. He said Rusia as a member of international community and countries that are permanent Security Council members do not want a new Somalia in South Sudan.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov voiced in October 2009 the support of his government to the integrity of largest African country during an international workshop organized in Moscow to discuss Sudan’s problems. This month two Russians pilots were arrested with a white chopper carrying weapons to George Athor to destabilize southern Sudan.