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For Immediate Release
25 May 2008

PRESS RELEASE
Juba Visit regarding Abyei

Due to recent incidents in Abyei, the Chairman paid another visit to Juba from 21 to 23 May, 2008. He met with H.E. First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Foreign Minister of Sudan, Dr. Deng Alor Kuol, and the UN to discuss recent developments in Abyei and to promote a peaceful solution for the region as well as the implementation of the Abyei Protocol.

The AEC held a Special Plenary meeting on Abyei on 25 May, 2008, in Khartoum.

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