North and South Sudan agree to demilitarize Abyei Article Comments (17) Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 20, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) — Sudanese government led by the National Congress Party and the southern Sudan ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement agreed today to demilitarize the contested area of Abyei where Ethiopian peacekeepers will be deployed. The agreement to withdraw the northern and southern troops was signed today Monday in the Ethiopian capital where the parties held directs negotiations brokered by the head of the African Union’s High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan, Thabo Mbeki. Attached is the full text of the deal. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
