MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In September 2015, Moscow hosted negotiation between the foreign ministers of South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan and Russia. The parties agreed to intensify efforts to implement the agreements signed in 2012, including on security, border issues, trade and economic matters, and to continue consultations.
"First of all, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for its enormous contribution, as well as for the initiative, according to which the foreign ministers of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan were invited in Moscow to settle all the existing problems," Saeed said, adding that Khartoum was counting on further coordination of the efforts with Moscow.
South Sudan gained its independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011 after 98.8 percent of voters supported the move at a referendum.
