[Published: Wednesday December 16 2009]
Uganda says Sudan claiming more of its territory
Kampala, 15 Dec-(ANA)-Sudan has claimed a chunk of Ugandan land, aggravating a border dispute and threatening to reignite border violence, a Ugandan official has said.
The two countries' dispute involves an area where geologists say an intensive search for oil is under way.
Uganda's State Minister for Regional Cooperation, Okello Oryem, told Reuters South Sudanese officials demanded a 5 km (3 miles) portion of Ugandan land at a meeting on Dec. 12.
"It's true the Sudanese claimed ownership of a bigger chunk of land but of course we have colonial maps and other documents that clearly state where the border lies and I'm confident we'll reach an agreement when we meet in January," he said. (ANA)
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