The Joint Technical Committee assigned to demarcate the border between South Sudan and Sudan has announced that they will hold a meeting on 3 February in Juba.

In early December 2014, the Joint Border Demarcation Committee held a meeting in Khartoum under the auspices of the African Union.

In a press statement, the head of the border committee from Sudan's side Abdullah El Sadig Abdullah said the Juba meeting is a follow-up on the previous meetings held in Khartoum.

He said the meeting will last for five days. Abdullah added that the next meeting is expected to discuss many functions provided for in the Joint Cooperation Agreement signed by the two Sudans in September 2012.

Abdullah also disclosed that the Joint Border Commission will hold a meeting from 8 to 9 February in order to discuss the outcomes of the meetings of the technical committee.

Photo: Orange stars indicate border clashes in 2012. Disputed areas on the Upper Nile/White Nile border including Joda and Megenis areas are not shown.