Sudan rivals agree on Abyei plan
2008 June 10
June 9, 2008 Al Jazeera
Leaders of rival Sudanese factions agreed for the first time on Monday to end conflict over the divisive Abyei region by using an interim border, to allow international mediation in order to resolve the national crisis, and to the return of the countless displaced Sudanese. The deal is by no means an end to Sudan’s horrendous violence, but it signifies some attempt by Omar al-Bashir, president from the north, and Salva Kiir, vice president from the south, to find a shared path to peace. According to al-Bashir, “This problem of Abyei, which was to undermine the unity in Sudan, will thank God, be used for building a unified Sudan.” Read more about Sudan’s rival leaders and their continuing search for common ground.
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