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Sudanese officials are hosting the talks. Top UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland is in south Sudan for peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war in Uganda. He will meet representatives of the Ugandan government and rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) over three days in Juba.
A possible meeting with the highly secretive LRA leader Joseph Kony has yet to be confirmed.
Mr Egeland earlier said he would only meet Mr Kony if he agreed to free children and women abducted by the LRA.
LRA officials said Mr Kony wanted to meet Mr Egeland.
Stalled progress
The rebel leader refuses to attend the peace talks which have been taking place in Juba in case he is arrested.
The Ugandan government says it will not consider an amnesty for the rebels until a peace deal is reached.
However, the last few months have seen progress stall, with arguments over ceasefire violations and whether LRA fighters are really gathering at two designated assembly points.
On Sunday, Mr Egeland will travel to one of those sites near the Congolese border.
Tens of thousands of people have died and more than one-and-a-half million displaced as the LRA attacked civilians and abducted children in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.
Mr Egeland will also travel to Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur in his last tour of Africa before he is due to stand down next month.
A possible meeting with the highly secretive LRA leader Joseph Kony has yet to be confirmed.
Mr Egeland earlier said he would only meet Mr Kony if he agreed to free children and women abducted by the LRA.
LRA officials said Mr Kony wanted to meet Mr Egeland.
Stalled progress
The rebel leader refuses to attend the peace talks which have been taking place in Juba in case he is arrested.
The Ugandan government says it will not consider an amnesty for the rebels until a peace deal is reached.
However, the last few months have seen progress stall, with arguments over ceasefire violations and whether LRA fighters are really gathering at two designated assembly points.
On Sunday, Mr Egeland will travel to one of those sites near the Congolese border.
Tens of thousands of people have died and more than one-and-a-half million displaced as the LRA attacked civilians and abducted children in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.
Mr Egeland will also travel to Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur in his last tour of Africa before he is due to stand down next month.
BBC NEWS REPORT.
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