China Friday welcomed next week’s resumption of talks between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to cooperate with international efforts to resolve issues linked to the recent civil war

China Friday welcomed next week's resumption of talks between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to cooperate with international efforts to resolve issues linked to the recent civil war.
  
African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki announced in a letter on Thursday that top negotiators from the two sides will meet in Addis Ababa on May 29 to resume talks suspended after border fighting erupted in April.
  
The former South African president had shuttled between Khartoum and Juba since last week in an effort to push both sides back to talks. The UN has demanded that Sudan and South Sudan cease weeks of hostilities that it said posed a serious threat to regional peace and security.
  
"We welcome the attitude shown by South Sudan and Sudan and the resumption of talks," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters. "We hope the two sides can earnestly follow the AU (African Union) road map and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions to resolve the outstanding issues through negotiations."