A PEACE SIGNATURE SHOULD FOLLOW THAT!!

Khartoum and Juba are making progress towards a border agreement .. Search Juba withdrawal from Mile 14 on the ultimate fate is determined later 09-19-2012 02:54 AM Khartoum: Ahmed Younis And diplomats said sources familiar with the talks between Sudan and South Sudan that the two countries had made progress apparently this week towards an agreement that will allow the resumption of oil exports vital to their economies. They said: It can occur due to differences of mistrust between the parties and not to the full implementation of the previous agreements, but the mood at talks brokered by the African Union seems brighter than the previous rounds, Reuters reported yesterday. The South Sudan seceded from Sudan last year under a peace agreement was reached in 2005 but still the two sides should solve a series of issues concerning the division. And almost border clashes turn into a full-scale war in April, but tensions subsided since then. Western powers exercised and now pressure on African presidents to go to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at the weekend to finish the talks before the order deadline set by the UN Security Council on 22 September. Diplomats said that after two weeks of talks, the two sides approaching agreement on border security is essential to the implementation of the interim agreement on oil transportation charges reached last month. Did not confirm any of the sides that Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his southern counterpart, Salva Kiir will hold a summit before the end of the UN deadline, but diplomats have expressed optimism. The diplomat told Reuters: «We have come a long way. There are still issues that need to be resolved, but it's possible. Climate talks positive. The source said after the talks «constructive talks. The two sides have made progress and are trying to reach an agreement. The Southern Sudan has stopped the production of oil, which represents about 98% of state revenues in January (January) in a dispute with Khartoum over the amount to be paid to export oil through the north to the Red Sea ports. But another diplomat said: that the two sides 'very close' to reach a final agreement on the transportation of oil, adding they are looking now the technical aspects for the resumption of production. He added: «their talks this time more focused and very constructive. Diplomats said the main objective now is to get the consent of Sudan to establish a demilitarized buffer zone on the border in a first step towards the settlement of disputes on the volatile border which is not well demarcated. And objected to Sudan on a map proposed by the African Union put a sector currently 14 kilometers inside the territory of the South. This fertile land for grazing to Arab tribes allied with Khartoum. Diplomats said the two sides discuss a mechanism include the withdrawal of the army of South Sudan from the region that the ultimate fate is determined at a later time. Said a diplomatic source close to the delegation of the South «There is great pressure on Sudan to agree on a map. Looking experts now how to work on the security concerns of Sudan, such as the withdrawal of troops south of the region. Once agreement on a buffer zone can resume oil exports south that will give a boost to the economy of the two sides and an incentive for them to continue to discuss other issues are more complex. But this round of talks will not offer a solution on the fate of the issue of the border area of Abyei, one of the most difficult issues. Western powers hope to achieve greater progress once the two sides agreed to resume oil exports which could take several months because the pipelines inundated and some damaged oil fields during the fighting in April. Middle East