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Leaders of Sudans meet in boost to oil, border talks

By REUTERS

JULY 15, 2012 02:06

ADDIS ABABA - The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan on Saturday held their first talks since their countries came close to war in April, raising hopes for a negotiated settlement of oil and border disputes before an Aug. 2 UN Security Council deadline.

The face to face encounter between Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his southern counterpart Salva Kiir at the Sheraton hotel in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa followed an African Union session in which both men committed to peaceful negotiations over conflict.

The two met for more than an hour at the hotel, first with aides and then for a private one-on-one session of talks.

"The two presidents have agreed and instructed their negotiating teams to expedite negotiations and develop bold decisions in key areas as well as to reach agreements in all issues," Kiir's chief negotiator Pagan Amum told reporters.

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