Sudan, S Sudan agree oil deal
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir (right) and his South Sudanese counterpart President Salva Kiir (second left) meet at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa September 25, 2012. The presidents participated in a third day of negotiations on border issues chaired by Thabo Mbeki (centre). The two Sudans have reached a deal that will allow oil exports from South Sudan through Sudan to resume.AFP
Sudan and South Sudan have reached a deal that will allow oil exports from South Sudan through Sudan to resume.
The agreement on border security was reached after protracted negotiations between Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir.
"The agreement will be signed tomorrow," El-Obeid Morawah, spokesman for Sudan's Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
