![EU's Ashton praises Southern Sudan vote as "historic moment"](http://azerbaijan.world-countries.net/files/2011/02/7cde7031e74466201b603e3127cc6c46.jpg "EU's Ashton praises Southern Sudan vote as "historic moment"")
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Monday hailed the independence referendum in Southern Sudan as a "historic moment", dpa reported.
Despite many obstacles, the vote had been "peaceful and credible," she said.
"The EU looks forward to further developing a close and long-term partnership with Southern Sudan," she continued.
Earlier Monday the results of a January referendum showed that an overwhelming 98.83 per cent of voters had voted in favour of independence from the north.
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