The Sudanese government has rejected a programme to demarcate the disputed border between Sudan and South Sudan during a confidence-building workshop earlier this week. But they are still willing to push forward on reaching a solution.

The workshop was organised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the African Union Border Programme as part of a panel headed by former South African President Thabo Mbeki.

The Sudanese state minister of the presidency said they rejected the proposal to reach a resolution in the workshop, but agreed to compile a special report at the end of the workshop on Friday.

The official added that South Sudan was cooperative on the demarcation of the common border so that the border communities can live in stability. He indicated that Khartoum is also willing to cooperate and suggested a series of meetings in the countries’ capitals.

Al Rashid Haroun, the head of the Sudanese delegation, said the workshop is aimed at building confidence on border issues between the two Sudans.

He said they received information on global border trends from African experts and various joint border commissions.

Photo: The confidence-building workshop for the Sudan-South Sudan Joint Boundary Commission (AUHIP)