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Sudan and South Sudan have signed an agreement on border crossings – the first accord between the two countries since the South’s independence in July, BBC online reports Monday
The two sides have agreed to open 10 border crossings to ease travel.
The agreement, signed in Khartoum and brokered by African Union mediator and former South African President Thabo Mbeki, said the crossings would be guarded by six soldiers from each side and another six Ethiopian peacekeepers, the Sudanese news agency reports.
In July, the UN Security Council sanctioned the deployment of 300 Ethiopian troops to monitor a demilitarised buffer zone between the two countries.
Last week, South Sudan accused the north of damaging its economy through a cargo embargo, in place since May and by unilaterally introducing a new currency
For its part, Sudan accuses the South of fuelling conflict in the border regions of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, an allegation Juba denies.
Despite the deal, the two sides have not yet demarcated their border – especially in Abyei, which is claimed by both sides.
During the long north-south civil war, many residents of the Blue Nile and South Kordofan fought for the SPLM , which is now the ruling party in the south.
Last week, Sudan ordered 17 political parties, including the SPLM-North, from operating, saying their leaders were now foreigners.
