The Press and Information Office of the Federal Government
Saturday, 9. July 2011
- number:
- 253
- year:
- 2011
Federal Chancellor Merkel congratulates South Sudan
Government spokesman Steffen Seibert declared to the press: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulates the new Republic of South Sudan and its President Salva Kiir on the independence of the country, which became official today. This is a day of joy and of great hope for the people of South Sudan.
open popup
United Nations support
Photo: UN Photo/Tim McKulka
Germany has already recognised the new state. We extend a warm welcome to the Republic of South Sudan as a new member of the international community and we look forward to future cooperation.
With the declaration of independence, a long stretch in the Sudanese north-south peace process comes to a successful close. Germany has been involved all along, both within the framework of the various UN missions and on a bilateral level, through numerous contacts with actors in the north and in the south. The African states and the African Union have been instrumental in allowing a horizon of peace to dawn, after decades of civil war, for the people in the north and the south. Now begins the task of supporting South Sudan on its way to a stable commonwealth in which people can find peace, security and economic development. Germany will continue to provide its support.