The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan met Sunday in Ethiopia, attempting to resolve, under international pressure, issues arising from the latter nation's independence just over a year ago.
The creation of South Sudan stemmed from a referendum, agreed to by leaders in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, in which people in the southern part of the landlocked African nation voted for independence.
South Sudan formally became a new nation in July 2011, though significant issues with Sudan remain. Chief among them are the demarcation of the border between them, the possible creation of a demilitarized zone and the transportation and processing of oil from South Sudan, which got around 70% of the formerly united country's reserves when it became independent.
On Sunday, top officials from the two countries, including South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, met at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa in an attempt to bridge these differences.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/23/world/africa/sudan-south-sudan-talks/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
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