AU embarks on establishing demilitarized zone between Sudan, South Sudan

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KHARTOUM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A special committee of the African Union has embarked on determining the zero line with the aim of establishing a demilitarized zone between Sudan and South Sudan, Khartoum's Al-Ray Al-Am newspaper reported Tuesday.

"The African Union committee has started its work on the ground by determining three areas prior to the determination of the temporary zero line according to the African Union map," the paper quoted Al-Muiz Farouq, Rapporteur of the political and security committee between Sudan and South Sudan, as saying.

He said the committee is expected to complete its work by the mid of current August, noting that a delegation of the committee has arrived in Kadogli in South Kordofan and met with technical representatives from Sudan and South Sudan.

The African Union mediation has earlier decided to form a committee to supervise the establishment of a demilitarized zone on the joint border between Sudan and South Sudan to end the border security tensions between the two sides.

On September 27 last year, Khartoum and Juba signed a package of agreements on various issues of security, status of citizens, border, oil and others.

The two countries dispute over five border areas including the oil-rich Abyei where these areas stand as barriers before settlement of the two countries' issues of difference.

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