South Sudan: Juba Hopes for Deal With Khartoum
Saturday, July 14, 2012
[Sudan Tribune]Juba/Khartoum -South Sudan expressed on Friday hopes to break the stalled talks with the Sudan and to conclude an agreement over post-secession issues and to embark on building strong bilateral ties.
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