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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, speaks at a joint news conference with President Omar al-Bashir, not seen, at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The president of South Sudan made his first official visit to Khartoum since the south broke away to form an independent country earlier this year. South Sudan became officially independent from the north on July 9, breaking away after more than 50 years of on-and-off war. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

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** FILE ** South Sudan President Salva Kiir (center) and Sudan President Omar al-Bashir (right) stand on the podium at the start of independence celebrations in Juba, South Sudan, on Saturday, July 9, 2011. (AP Photo/David Azia)