Scott Gration, Special Envoy to Sudan, says parties in the region must commit to "achieve a lasting peace."
Sudan parties must be ready to compromise in a new round of talks as the country's north and south regions prepare for a vote that could see them split into two, U.S. officials say. "With just 79 days remaining until January 9th ... there is just no more time to waste," said Scott Gration, the U.S. special envoy for Sudan.
Next week's talks in Ethiopia will address remaining obstacles in the January 9th referendum, including the status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei district on the border of the north and the south.
The talks will include an African Union delegation led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki.
Earlier discussions between the two sides this month failed to bring compromise on key issues.
"With time running out, the parties must make a strategic commitment to work together to avoid war, to achieve a lasting peace," Gration said in Washington on Friday.
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