Sudan, South to resume talks next week: Mbeki Agence France-Presse Khartoum, 22/05/12 - Sudan and South Sudan will resume talks next week that were suspended after border fighting in April, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday. "Now we have an agreement from both presidents, President (Omar-al) Bashir and President Salva Kiir, that the lead negotiation panels from both sides will meet next week," Mbeki said after meeting the Sudanese leader. His announcement came despite allegations hours earlier by South Sudan that Khartoum's warplanes had bombed a border region on Monday and Tuesday. If confirmed, the bombing would violate a May 2 United Nations Security Council resolution which demanded the two nations cease weeks of hostilities that posed a serious threat to regional peace and security. Mbeki said the negotiators will next week "look at all the elements of the decisions made by the African Union and Security Council". An African Union resolution formed the basis of the UN's May 2 demands.
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