Clinton arrived Friday in South Sudan's capital of Juba for a brief visit. (AFP)
By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton is visiting the world's newest country, South Sudan,
which split from former civil war foe Sudan last year, to press its
leaders and their counterparts in the north to resolve differences that
threaten to re-ignite civil war.
Clinton arrived Friday in South
Sudan's capital of Juba for a brief visit to congratulate the new
nation and offer U.S. support, but, more importantly, to stress the
urgency of ending disputes with Sudan over oil and territory.
Those disputes have led to
clashes between the two countries that many fear could kill the 2005
peace deal that ended a long-running civil war.
Clinton is due to meet President Salva Kiir and Foreign Minister Nhial Deng Nhial on the three-hour long trip,
The two sides had faced a
Thursday U.N. Security Council deadline to reach agreement on the
issues or face possible sanctions. But the council deferred action
until at least Wednesday.
Source english.alarabiya.net/
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