Sudan Leaders Meet To Discuss Border, Oil Deals
From Independent
The first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two Sudans for six months has raised hopes of a deal to end the crisis over oil and borders between the two countries.
South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, met his northern counterpart Omar al-Bashir on the sidelines of an African Union summit, with both men saying they were committed to peaceful negotiations to settle the conflict that has simmered since the South’s secession last year. The UN Security Council has set a deadline of 2 August for the two countries to settle disputes over oil resources, borders and citizenship rights.
