South Sudan independence officially recognized
China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-09 08:00
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Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti (left) sits next to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a meeting in Khartoum on Friday, before Ban departs to South Sudan for their Independence Day ceremony. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters |
KHARTOUM, Sudan - The Sudanese government on Friday officially announced its recognition of South Sudan as an independent state with sovereignty as of Saturday based on the borders of January 1, 1956.
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