WASHINGTON: The US State Department said yesterday it deplored Sudan’s decision to shut down a pipeline transporting oil from South Sudan and called on Khartoum to reconsider.
“We deplore this action and urge Sudan to reverse this decision,” State Department Jen Psaki told a briefing. She said, if carried out, such action would violate an international agreement that any shutdown occur only after a 60-day notice for economic or technical reasons.
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