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Sudan talks enter second week
Sudanese peace talks aimed at ending the country's 20-year old civil war has entered its second week without any breakthroughs yet in sight.
Officials attending the talks in Kenya said the government and
the rebels were haggling hard and several differences still remained to be
peppered over. But Sudanese state-run al Anbaa daily said the two sides were
poised to sign a deal paving the way for a final peace agreement. Officials said the government and representatives of the
southern rebels were focusing on the co-existence of the two armies during the
planned interim six-year period of self-rule for southern Sudan. Though both sides have tentatively agreed on the plan, it would
come into effect only when a comprehensive peace accord is signed. "The talks are progressing, but still no major concessions on
the key issues, although the leaders are working towards agreeing on common
political principles," an official said. Differences Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) wants to keep its forces
intact during an interim period of self-rule for the south, but Khartoum wants
the army disbanded to prevent the oil-rich south's secession. More than 1.5 million people have died in the civil war which
erupted in 1983. Another four million have been
displaced. The
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