Government ready for ‘unconditional dialogue’ with Machar *JUBA, 21 December 2013 (NASS)* - The Government has re-echoed its readiness to dialogue with Dr. Reik Machar and his group provided there are ‘no conditions’ attached to the talks.
A ministerial delegation comprising of ministers and high level Officials from Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somali, Sudan and Uganda, as well as the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security was dispatched on Thursday to Juba, by the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia, at his capacity as the Chair of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to help broker peace between the Government and Dr. Reik following his ‘foil coup attempt’. The delegation held meetings with HE Salva Kiir Mayardit and key Government officials on their two-day visit. IGAD played a key role in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement negotiations, ending Africa’s longest civil war that culminated into the independence of South Sudan in July 2011. Making the remarks on Friday, Hon. Michael Makuei lueth, the minister of Information and Broadcasting and the Official Government Spokesperson, said the regional body is welcome to mediate talks between the Government, that he said is ready any time and Dr Machar. He said Government without any condition is ready to dialogue with any rebel group including Dr. Riak Machar whose whereabouts remains unknown. The head of the IGAD Foreign Ministers, Tedros Adhanom reaffirmed IGAD’s commitment to seek solutions to the political unrest in the country. *Reported by Martin Jada Gabriel, News Agency of South Sudan (NASS)* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oorABhCTi7-4zazhEuv0U2FgzXvCfqRdOiqx9f4FD%3Dbhw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
