Jan. 13 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The military leader of the coup and general of the Sudanese Army, Abdelfatá al Burhan, has agreed with the South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, to establish a joint force on the border between the two countries, which covers some 1,800 kilometers.
The agreement has been announced after a series of talks between the two leaders in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, as reported by the state channel Sudan TV.
The defense and foreign ministers of the two countries also participated in the meetings, in which they also discussed the situation in the disputed region of Abyei.
Thus, they have agreed to hold “regular meetings” to resolve the dispute over the territory, whose status was suspended when South Sudan declared its independence in 2011 and continues to be one of the main sources of conflict between the two countries due to its geostrategic importance and its energy reserves.
Kiir, for his part, has informed Al Burhan of the implementation of the peace agreement reached in 2018 in South Sudan, of which Sudan is one of the main guarantors.
