South Sudan/Sudan: Juba, Khartoum Begin Oil Fee Negotiations

Mar 2, 2015 | Sudan Tribune
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South Sudan and its northern neighbour have started negotiations on provisions of the 2012 Cooperation Agreement, focusing on crude oil flowing through Sudanese territory.

Sudan’s petroleum minister, Mekkawi Mohamed Awad and other officials are in Juba to discuss with their South Sudanese counterparts the status of oil deal signed between the two countries.

“We will be talking of the continuation and in particular the consultation on how to implement and promote the Cooperation Agreement signed between the two countries in September 2012,” South Sudan’s petroleum minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, told reporters on Tuesday.

The minister did not elaborate on what provisions of the agreement would be discussed.