Sudan and Southern Sundan’s presidents to broker agreement

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26-09-2012 | 05:45
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Sudan and Southern Sundan’s presidents to broker agreement
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that Sudan and South Sudan leaders are about to reach an agreement.    

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and southern counterpart Salva Kiir have been meeting in Ethiopia since Sunday in hopes of wrapping up peace talks after coming close to all-out war in April.  

The African Union has been striving to broker a demilitarized buffer zone at the unmarked and disputed border to allow South Sudan to restart oil exports through the north, which would give a big lift to both battered economies.  

Both nations are under pressure after a UN Security Council deadline expired on Saturday, although it was extended unofficially until Thursday when AU mediator Thabo Mbeki will report on whether a deal has been done, diplomats said.

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