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                      Sudan Talks Resume on Border Issues

   by Marthe Van Der Wolf

   ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Sudan and South Sudan have resumed their
   negotiations in Ethiopia. The two countries need to reach an agreement
   on several unresolved issues before September 22 or they will face
   United Nations sanctions.
   The Sudan talks in Ethiopia's capital resumed Tuesday.   Former South
   African President Thabo Mbeki is mediating the negotiations, which
   center on issues related to the border, citizenship status, the Abyei
   region, security, and oil revenue.

   Negotiators met Tuesday to set the agenda for the coming weeks. Both
   Sudan's chief negotiator, Idris Abdul-Qader, and South Sudan's Minister
   for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor attended.
   The meeting on Wednesday focused on the border issue. South Sudan's
   Alor explains why the negotiations start with discussions about the
   border.
   "Both parties have their team ready, so we are starting with the
   borders and then we will continue with the rest of the issues, as on
   the agenda," said Alor.
   Sudan prefers not to discuss the negotiations while they are ongoing.
   South Sudan gained independence from Sudan last year under a 2005
   agreement that ended the long Sudanese civil war.
   Disputes over oil and the Abyei region led to clashes along the border
   earlier this year, and sparked fears that the two countries could slip
   back into all-out war.
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