{{The chairman of Sudan\u2019s parliamentary subcommittee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Security Mohammed Al-Hassan al-Amin, announced that that presidents Omer Hassan al-Bashir and Salva Kiir will witness launching the export of South Sudan\u2019s first oil shipment through Port Sudan within the coming few days.}}<\/p>\n
In September of last year, both Sudan and South Sudan signed a series of cooperation agreements which covered oil, citizenship rights, security issues, banking, border trade among others.<\/p>\n
Last March, the two countries signed an implementation matrix for these cooperation agreements.<\/p>\n
The most notable provision in the agreement is related to resumption of oil exports by landlocked South Sudan which were suspended more than a year ago because of a dispute over transit fees.<\/p>\n
The oil flow is expected to breathe life into the beleaguered economies of the two countries which were heavily dependent on oil remittances to pay for imports of basic commodities.<\/p>\n
Al-Amin, who spoke at a press conference upon his return from Juba yesterday, said that the visit revealed a significant change in South Sudan\u2019s stances towards Sudan,<\/p>\n
He explained that senior officials in Juba have condemned the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) recent attack on Um Rawaba and called for a peaceful solution to all conflicts while distancing themselves from SRF and considering the problem an \u201cInternal Sudanese issue\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Sudanese official went on to say that their meeting with Kiir was \u201ca good omen\u201d, saying that they stressed Sudan\u2019s keenness to maintain good relations with South Sudan.<\/p>\n
According to Al-Amin, Kiir has welcomed the visit and described it as \u201chistoric\u201d, promising to visit Sudan in the near future.<\/p>\n
Al-Amin pointed out that the meeting underscored the need to ease media campaigns between the two countries and to seek a joint solution to Sudan\u2019s debts.<\/p>\n
Last month president Bashir paid a historic first visit to South Sudan, fueling hopes of peace and cooperation between the two countries, after a tense year that has brought them to the brink of war over oil rights and territorial claims.<\/p>\n
During the one-day visit, Bashir held talks with Kiir that focused on the implementation of agreements the two countries signed last year.<\/p>\n
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