The Sudan People's Liberation Movement has dismissed Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir's diplomatic overtures towards south Sudan. Beshir said on Tuesday that he wanted a peaceful future and that the north would accept an independent south. China said also on Tuesday that it will send observers to Sudan for the referendum, which is due to begin on 9 January.
Beshir made his speech on a visit to Juba, the capital of southern Sudan on Tuesday.
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