Before any new peace initiative, Mr Bashir will have to get Ali Osman Mohamed Taha on side.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

The head of the government's delegation, Vice-President Ali Osman Taha, reportedly stormed out in fury, but eventually returned.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

"They were chased out, " Ambassador Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman told reporters.

CNN: South Sudan says it is withdrawing from disputed oil region

But Sudan's ambassador to the UN Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman has said it will do so only when new political and security arrangements have been agreed.

BBC: Ethiopia offers peacekeepers for Abyei in Sudan

First Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha told parliament that the government will take whatever measures are needed to guarantee stability in Sudan, state-run media reported Monday.

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