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[image: JPEG - 15.4 kb]*South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, is accompanied by his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan al-Bashir (L) after arriving at Khartoum Airport on 5 April 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)* President Omer Hassan al-Bashir on Wednesday issued a directive, instructing that the borders be reopened between Sudan and South Sudan, which separated and formed its independent state in 2011. This came after South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, issued a statement last week asking his army units of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), to pull back to 5 miles (8 km) from the borderline with the Sudan, asserting that his government had decided to improve relations with Sudan in the interest of peace and stability between the two countries. South Sudanese foreign affairs and international cooperation minister told Sudan Tribune on Thursday that relations between the two countries were improving for the benefits of the two nations. Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said he hoped the two countries would work together to enjoy the importance of close “political, economic, social, cultural, administrative and personal ties." “Economically, South Sudan is extremely important to Sudan. It is by far the Sudan’s main trading partner, in terms of exports. There are also common issues which bind us together that we cannot ignore no matter political or administrative issues that may come up from time to time,” said Minister Benjamin. Sudan’s state-run News Agency said Wednesday that the president "ordered the relevant authorities to take all measures required to implement this decision on the ground." The move was a major step toward improving relations between the neighbouring countries whose diplomatic relations have been strained over post secession issues as well as differences over oil charges and transit fees. The new nation took much of what was known as the Sudan’s oil reserves before the split in 2011 but later agreed to pay the north a fee to access international markets with her oil through its pipelines. Bashir has agreed to consider cutting those fees. Both sides have also battled over unresolved border disputes, including control of another large oil field. Civil war broke out in South Sudan in mid-December 2013, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing into Sudan. South Sudanese government accused Sudan of backing anti-government rebels while Sudan alleged that the young country supported separate rebellions in Darfur region, Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. (ST) Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following rules. 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If you want to express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your comment as an article to [email protected] Kind regards, The Sudan Tribune editorial team. <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article57838#forum> - 28 January 22:29, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam Everybody is happy about Bashir of ordered the opening of the border but president Kiir, should have to be praise of what he had withdrawn SPLA forces from Buber zone of 5 km away from border of 1956 line. Many thanks to both presidents. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=57838&id_forum=345236> - 29 January 07:42, by Eastern Ayuiu, Kiir had to act the way he did because his people in greater Bahr el Ghazal were going to rise against him because of the biting economic situation following the worsening insecurity in Western Equatoria. Bahr el Ghazal was going to be cut off from the rest of the world. Kiir had to quickly move to have the gates to Sudan opened to allow in dura and ades!!!! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=57838&id_forum=345246> - 29 January 07:44, by Eastern Ayuiu, Kiir had to act the way he did because his people in greater Bahr el Ghazal were going to rise against him because of the biting economic situation following the worsening insecurity in Western Equatoria. Bahr el Ghazal was going to be cut off from the rest of the world. Kiir had to quickly move to have the gates to Sudan opened to allow in dura and ades!!!! repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=57838&id_forum=345247> - 29 January 06:50, by Nyesi Ta The actions of the two presidents of the two Sudans is a prerequisite that unity of the country is possible. 1 of the reasons Kiir al Awiir is surrendering is because of lack of cham in RSS. We now want Basheir and his vice president Kiir al Awiir to explicitly declare that the country is united because this is the demand of the people. The people of SS demand 28 states n unity of both sudans now -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. 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