Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Implement Oil Deal
 
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African Union mediator told reporters late Saturday that the two presidents agreed to the “speedy, unconditional and coordinated” implementation of the agreements.
from The Wall Street Journal,
1/6/13:

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agreed Saturday to the unconditional and speedy implementation of deals reached in September to demilitarize their shared borders and allow oil exports to flow from South Sudan’s oil fields north through Sudan’s pipelines, an African Union official said.

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan President Salva Kiir met on Friday and Saturday in Ethiopia’s capital to revive a stalled oil-exportation deal that has been delayed for months over disputes on the setup of security arrangements in the border regions.

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