Ngok Dinka, Misseriya communities in Abyei sign cooperation agreement

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A woman celebrates the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in Abyei region on July 22, 2009. PHOTO | REUTERS

UN peacekeepers in Abyei, a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, reported an accord between two clashing communities to improve relations and foster peaceful farming and grazing, a UN spokesman said on Monday.

Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (Unisfa) reported back to UN headquarters that representatives of the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities signed the agreement in central Abyei at a post-migration meeting over the weekend.