Sudan: Kiir-Bashir Summit Averts Oil Shutdown Between Sudans

4 September 2013

Khartoum — Following his one-day meeting on Tuesday with the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir in Khartoum, the Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir announced that oil will continue flowing between the two countries.

The announcement comes after threats by Khartoum to shut down its pipelines, what would stop the flow of South Sudanese oil through Sudanese infrastructure to Sudan's port. Khartoum accuses South Sudan of supporting rebels fighting against the Sudanese regime and in June, it gave oil companies a deadline to stop transporting oil. Although the deadline was extended twice, the latest time limit would expire on Friday. Kiir continues denying his country is backing rebel movements, saying "this can be seen in reality," AFP reports.

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