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2 April 2012 - 17:37 AMT

Sudan, S. Sudan meet for talks after heavy fighting

Senior officials from Sudan and South Sudan met Monday, April 2 for the first face-to-face talks since heavy fighting between their armies broke out last week in disputed oil-rich border regions, according to AFP.

Sudanese Defence Minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein met his southern counterpart John Kong Nyuon with their respective delegations.