Sudan, S. Sudan sign border issue non-aggression pact
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 07:32 AM
- Online news: World
Sudan and South Sudan signed a "treaty of non-aggression" on their disputed border Friday in Addis Ababa, where African Union-led negotiations between the two sides are being held.
Internally displaced people wait for food distribution in Pibor, South Sudan's Jonglei state, on January 12. Sudan and South Sudan signed a "treaty of non-aggression" on their disputed border Friday in Addis Ababa, where African Union-led negotiations between the two sides are being held.
"The two countries agree to non-aggression and cooperation," chief negotiator Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa, told reporters.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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