S. Sudan FM to address world media in London next week - Article <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49857#tabs-1> - Comments (1) <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49857#tabs-2>
[image: email]Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49857> [image: print]Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49857> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49857&nom_fichier=article_49857> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49857#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49857#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ February 5, 2014 (JUBA) - South Sudan's foreign affairs minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin will next week address the international media on country's latest developments, outlining crucial steps to restore peace and attract investments. *South Sudan's foreign affairs minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin (AP/Getty)* The event, to be held in London on 12 January, will mainly focus on the challenges facing the country six weeks after thousands were killed and nearly a million displaced in its violent conflict. Marial will also inform the world on his government's commitment to reconciliation and healing process as bedrock of stability, highlighting the security and legal reforms currently in place to restore stability after the violence. South Sudan experienced the worst-ever violence in its post-secession era when a dispute among the presidential guards in mid-December sparked off fierce clashes in the capital, Juba and later spread to three of the country's 10 states. President Salva Kiir accused his ex-deputy Riek Machar of a coup attempt in Juba, an allegation the latter denies, saying the incident was a ploy to silence opposition in the ruling party (SPLM). A session of hostilities agreement, mediated by regional leaders, was recently reached between South Sudan government and rebels loyal to Machar in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Both warring parties now accuse each other of breaching the deal, inked after weeks of negotiations. The foreign minister is, however, expected to speak on status of the ceasefire deal and whether it would bring an end to the fighting that placed South Sudan on the brink of another civil war. (ST). -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ordsoh5PwMy0Tpr99XrW1pKym3pKbkPqdsG24Z6E2PMKA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
