Sudans Nearing Final Agreements, Except on Borders

Sudan and South Sudan are reaching the final stages of their negotiations. Agreements can be finalized next week on most issues, except for the border.

Sudan and South Sudan are reaching the final stages of their negotiations. Agreements can be finalized next week on most issues, except for the border.
The two countries recently resumed negotiations on economic questions, border areas, oil and security.
“Through this round, we are going to finalize the issue of oil if we manage to go quickly and finalize the supplementary agreement,” noted Dr. Mutrif Saddiq of the Sudanese delegation. ” Hopefully we finalize also the issue of security and I don’t think that it s far from the reach because we are working hard with the panel and its experts to address the contested area of the 14 miles [22 kilometers] south of Bahar Alarab.”
On oil, trade and economics, the two countries are drafting agreement frameworks in specialized committees. But a compromise on the dispute over borders is going to take a while. Prominent matters, such as the Abyei region, have