Juba — Yesterday evening, the first session of direct peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebel movements started in Juba, capital of South Sudan. The discussion focussed on central Sudan. In a separate meeting, Khartoum and the SPLM-N faction led by Abdelaziz El Hilu agreed to form a joint team to study its demands for self-determination and a secular state.
El Tom Hajo, representative of the Sudan Revolutionary Front rebel alliance, and responsible for the negotiations concerning the central and northern Sudan tracks, said in the press conference after the session, that it was agreed that the central Sudan track team will provide a detailed vision on the basic issues concerning Sennar, White Nile state, El Gezira, and Khartoum to the government delegation within 48 hours.
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