Sudan and South Sudan agree to end support of rebels
(VOVworld) – Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudanese counterpart Sudan Salva Kiir on Tuesday agreed to stop supporting rebels and prepare for the reopening of 10 border gates between the two countries.
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South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (L) and his Sudanese counterpart, Omer Hassan al-Bashir, attend a press conference at Khartoum airport on 4 November 2014 (Photo: AFP) |
The two leaders also agreed to name the head of a joint administration for the disputed are Abyei, stressing Sudan’s role to mediate between the warring parties in South Sudan. A Joint Political and Security Committee is scheduled to meet this month to implement a security agreement and define the borders of a non-military buffer zone between the two countries. The two leaders showed their determination to resolve remaining obstacles to peace and agreed to establish a joint committee to address Sudan’s foreign debts and restart the campaign to remove the US sanctions imposed on Sudan since 1997.