Friday, April 12, 2013

Sudan - South Sudan Oil And Border Peace Talks Underway



Sudan's Bashir In First South Sudan Visit Since Split -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Friday he wanted normal ties with his nation's old adversary South Sudan on his first visit there since southern secession in 2011.

The neighbours agreed in March to resume cross-border oil flows and ease tension that has been permanent since South Sudan's independence in July 2011 following a 2005 treaty which ended decades of civil war.

But the rivals in one of Africa's longest conflicts still dispute much of their 2,000-km (1,200-mile) border including ownership of the symbolically important region of Abyei.

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More News On Talks Between Sudan And South Sudan

Sudan's Bashir pledges peace in first South Sudan visit since split -- Reuters
Sudan's President Bashir meets South Sudan's Kiir -- BBC
Sudanese President Bashir Arrives for Oil Talks in South Sudan -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Sudan's Bashir visits South Sudan as tensions ease -- Times of India/AFP
Bashir announces normalization of ties with South Sudan -- Daily Star
Ministerial meeting held in Juba between Sudan and South Sudan -- Xinhuanet
Sudan leader visits S Sudan -- Iol News
Sudanese President Bashir Arrives In South Sudan -- RTT
Sudan’s Bashir visits South to mend relations -- Financial Times

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