Sudan has again stated that it will go ahead with the oil pipeline shut down by the 7^th August, if South Sudan fails to declare its stand on its alleged support to the Sudanese rebels.

The Sudanese Minister of Information, Ahmed Belal Osman told Eye Radio from Khartoum that his government has got proof over allegations of South Sudan’s support to rebels.

“We have more evidence that shows there is huge support that is still coming to rebels from South Sudan. Four days ago, leaders meeting in Juba, so we have (a lot of) evidence, and we raised it with the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel,” he said.

“If South Sudan stops supporting these rebels oil will continue to flow in the pipeline, but if the s

The South Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson. Mawuen Makol said no such meetings were conducted.

He reiterated that South Sudan does not support any military confrontation in Sudan.

“You know in the country yes there are lots of NGOs,  there lots of people how are working here who are not South Sudanese. There is not any kind of support like this.”

Late news: South Sudan has reduced its oil output to 160,000 barrels per day down from 200,000 barrels per day after northern neighbour Sudan insisted production be shut down.

Foreign Affairs spokesman Mawien Makol Arik said, that the reduction started yesterday.

“It is going to go down gradually until it goes off,” he said. “This is a decision made by Khartoum … still accusing us of supporting rebels, which is a position we denied. We said we don’t do that.”

He said South Sudan had called on China, which dominates the oil industry in both countries, to mediate between the two countries.