North and south Sudan signed an agreement Monday to end fighting in Abyei and to demilitarize the disputed border town under the supervision of Ethiopian peacekeepers. Envoys from the two sides in Sudan informed the UN Security Council in New York of the agreement, which called for demilitarizing of the region where the presence of troops from the north and south would be banned. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the agreement signed in Addis Ababa, which included setting up an administration and police service. Ethiopian peacekeepers will be deployed to police the area.
