KAMPALA, Uganda—The recently agreed deal between oil-producing South
Sudan and Sudan, which was expected to allow the resumption of vital oil
shipments through Sudanese pipelines and ports, is under threat because
of lingering tensions along the two nations' common border, officials
said Sunday.
Mutrif Siddiq, spokesman for the Sudanese negotiating team in Ethiopia, said that despite reaching the African Union-mediated deal on oil-transit fees, "no agreement will be signed" until a deal is agreed on the restoration of security in Sudan's three restive border states, where Sudanese forces are battling multiple rebel groups, allegedly backed by the South.
"Any agreement on oil shall be subject to the implementation of a full and final agreement on security matters," Mr. Siddiq said.
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Mutrif Siddiq, spokesman for the Sudanese negotiating team in Ethiopia, said that despite reaching the African Union-mediated deal on oil-transit fees, "no agreement will be signed" until a deal is agreed on the restoration of security in Sudan's three restive border states, where Sudanese forces are battling multiple rebel groups, allegedly backed by the South.
"Any agreement on oil shall be subject to the implementation of a full and final agreement on security matters," Mr. Siddiq said.
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