President Kiir, Sudan’s Foreign minister holds bilateral talks
July 26, 2022 (JUBA) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir and the Acting Sudanese Foreign Affairs minister, Ali al-Sadiq on Monday met and discussed ways fostering the existing bilateral ties between the two nations.
Kiir, the state-owned television (SSBC) reported, also briefed al-Sadiq about progress made in the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.
South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs minister, Mayiik Ayii Deng told reporters that briefed the Sudanese delegation on the peace deal, citing the political parties’ consultative meetings on the post-transitional period roadmap.
He said Sudan, one of the guarantors of the peace agreement, would be the first country to be briefed once the proposed roadmap is agreed upon.
Al-Sadiq arrived in Juba on Monday, having led a delegation from the Ministry of Defense, General Intelligence Service, Rapid Support Forces and the Director in-charge of South Sudan in Sudan’s Foreign Affairs ministry.
The visit, SUNA reported, was to reactivate Sudan’s role as the chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority of Development (IGAD) to follow up on the implementation of the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement.
The Sudanese delegation were expected to meet IGAD’s ambassadors accredited to Juba and envoys of the Troika, European Union and China.
The Acting Foreign Affairs minister further aid his delegation would also visit Uganda, one of the guarantors of South Sudan’s revitalized peace accord.
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