South Sudan president says Sudan has declared war
By REUTERS
LAST UPDATED: 04/24/2012 15:12
BEIJING - South Sudan President Salva Kiir told his Chinese counterpart of Tuesday that Sudan had declared war on his newly-independent country, following weeks of border fighting between the two countries.
"It (this visit) comes at a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbor in Khartoum has declared war on the Republic of South Sudan," Kiir told Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting in Beijing.