Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said he would travel to the southern capital Juba on the south's independence day and promised friendly relations. "We gave them a complete state with oil. All they need to do is to switch on the engine," he said. Bashir's presence in Juba will reassure diplomats who are worried that unresolved disputes over the details of the secession -- most importantly how oil revenues will be shared -- could spark another north-south conflict. Bashir said he would negotiate with Southern Kordofan rebels only once security had returned to the region. "After all this backstabbing, betrayal, destruction, killing and displacement of civilians (in Southern Kordofan), they bring us an agreement and tell us to establish a political partnership," Bashir said in a speech translated by BBC Monitoring. Bashir said he would see through the ongoing peace talks with a small groups of Darfur rebels in Qatar's capital Doha and would reach a final settlement later this month. "We have decided that there will be no negotiations outside Sudan again, no talks outside Sudan and the ongoing talks in Doha will be the final talks outside Sudan with anyone carrying weapons," he said, as the crowd chanted. "Anyone who takes up arms against us will be dealt with decisively." -- SPA
