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JUBA, April 29 (Reuters) – South Sudan has told the United

Nations it plans to withdraw all its police personnel from the

disputed Abyei region, according to a letter from the country’s

permanent mission to the world body.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by

President Salva Kiir on Saturday, said the letter dated April 28

and seen by Reuters on Sunday.

The United Nations has urged Sudan and South Sudan to

withdraw troops and police from the disputed region.

(Writing by Yara Bayoumy)