عنوان درس: سودان برای همه پرسی آماده می‌شود

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The long war in Sudan has left the south economically backward. But after successfully using military force to get the north to the negotiating table, southern politicians are now looking forward to the vote on southern independence.

The trouble is that virtually every issue beyond the agreement to have a referendum remains unresolved. The two sides haven't agreed on the exact position of the border between north and south. This would be important in any negotiation between territories. But in Sudan, it's critical because the border area is the very place where disputed oilfields lie. The two sides haven't agreed how to share out the oil revenues. This side to the dispute is so serious that the south is thinking of building its own pipeline to export oil to the coast. Significantly, the plan is for the new pipeline to go through Kenya, an ally of the southern Sudanese, bypassing the current pipeline in the north.

Another area of disagreement is how to share out the debt of the country in the event of independence for the south. Southerners will resist taking on any of this debt because virtually none of it was spent on developing their areas, and quite a lot of it was used to buy weapons to attack them.

Mark Doyle, BBC News

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economically backward
از نظر اقتصادی عقب مانده است

military force
نیروی نظامی

negotiating table
میز مذاکره

looking forward to
با اشتیاق منتظر..........(همه پرسی) بودن

the trouble is
مشکل این است که.....

virtually
عملا، از هر نظر

territories
اراضی، قلمرو، سرزمین

this side to the dispute
این جنبه مناقشه

bypassing
در اینجا: دور زدن، اجتناب کردن از......

in the event of
در صورت..........( مستقل شدن جنوب سودان)