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Riek Machar sets five preconditions before returning to Juba, South Sudan Posted: July 17, 2016 by PaanLuel Wël in Junub Sudan By Hussein Ibrahim KHARTOUM, July 17 (KUNA) — South Sudan’s First Vice-president Riek Machar Sunday set five preconditions for an end to the ongoing crisis in the country following battles in Juba between his supporters and forces loyal to President Salva Kiir. Machar’s spokesman Peter Gatkuoth said in a phone conversation with Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the five preconditions include: (1) Freeing Juba of gunmen, (2) Creating a third UN-sponsored peacekeeping force, (3) Speeding up constitutional changes, (4) Completing the building of state institutions (5) And setting up a war crime court at an early date. He said there were contacts from South Sudan’s government and president Kiir asking Machar to return to Juba and discuss the implementation of their peace agreement. However, Gatkuoth maintained, the government is seeking to replace Machar with an armed opposition leader. “We want peace. No more war. We must all stand behind President Salva Kiir Mayardit. I appeal to Dr. Riek Machar to return to Juba and continue his job as First Vice President. If he refuse to return, than people should know that SPLM/A-io is a big organization, and is not a one man organization, therefore, we will maintain peace and continue to implement the compromise peace agreement.” Hon. Taban Deng Gai, Former Chief Negotiator of SPLM/A-io & Minister of Mining in the Transitional Government of National Unity, Juba, 14 July 2016. On the current situation in the capital, he said all parties still stick to the recently announced ceasefire in Juba, but he complained about some restrictions, including travel ban. Clashes erupted between both leaders’ forces in Juba on July 8, leaving at least 300 people killed and forcing around 40,000 others to flee. But, a ceasefire was reached by both sides last Monday. https://paanluelwel.com/2016/07/17/riek-machar-sets-five-preconditions-before-returning-to-juba-south-sudan/ END ______________________ John Ashworth [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +211 919 695 362 (South Sudan mobile) +27 79 832 8834 (South Africa mobile) +44 787 976 8030 (UK mobile) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudans-john-ashworth" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sudans-john-ashworth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooHkQcZ_Hz2XKhxb9rDw-eSvSweBVVpR_6krfL3FwZi1A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
