Sudan, South Sudan continue negotiations in Ethiopia

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir Mayardit on very late Tuesday sat for face-to-face talks to continue their summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sudan and South Sudan have been negotiating in Addis Ababa under the African Union High-level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP) mediation over outstanding issues including oil sharing, security and border demarcation. The two Presidents sat for talks in the presence of mediators including former Presidents Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, Pierre Bouyoya of Burundi, and Abdulsalam Abubakar of Nigeria. Bashir and Salva Kiir started their summit here Sunday after months-old tensions between the two countries, and the leaders are expected to reach agreement to solve the outstanding disputes between the two countries.