South Sudan’s Machar promises to resolve local conflicts

Mar 15, 2006 (NAIROBI) — Vice-President of the Government of Southern Sudan Riek Machar, has reiterated the government’s commitment to resolve local conflicts in southern Sudan.

Machar told community leaders in Fangak area of Jonglei State on Tuesday last week that his government was working to prevent conflicts such as the recent one in Yuai area of Jonglei.

He also promised to solve other problems of the people of Fangak in order to raise their living standards.

The vice-president was last week accompanied by the director of police and security, Daniel Awet Akon, the Jonglei governor, Philip Thon Leek, and the UN special envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, during his visit to Fangak.

Meanwhile, governor Philip Thon Leek told the people of Fangak that the government was also working to improve education and health services in the area.

(ST/SRS)