1.   The south wants a secular state while Khartoum says that freedom of religion is guaranteed even under Islamic law.

2.   The south wants him to resign.

3.   While the south wants a permanent rotation every five years written into the constitution, the north believes the candidacies should be thrown up after the first two rotations.

4.   The north wants a joint Yemeni group, while the south wants international observers to take part.