JMEC calls for IGAD summit in Juba Hellen Achayo | July 18, 2016 <http://www.eyeradio.org/jmec-calls-igad-summit-juba/> | 8:01 am [image: JMEC Chairman Festus Mogae. Photo credit: Unknown] JMEC Chairman Festus Mogae. Photo credit: Unknown
The Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission has called on the IGAD Heads of State and government to convene an urgent summit in Juba to contain the deteriorating situation in South Sudan. Festus Mogae made the statement during the opening of the IGAD Heads of State summit in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. JMEC chairperson, Festus Mogae said holding a summit in Juba will assure the people of South Sudan of continuing commitment by the region to the peace process. He said the IGAD Summit should endorse the deployment of an international protection force to guarantee safety and security in Juba. Mogae called on the IGAD Summit to demand an immediate verification of the disposition of dispersed IO forces outside the designated sites, and the SPLA forces around Juba and those that have moved into town from the 25KM cantonment sites He urged the body to call for immediate cantonment of armed forces throughout the country in accordance with the Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Workshop provisions. JMEC chair also told the Heads of State to urge President Salva Kiir and First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar to ensure strict adherence by their respective forces to the ceasefire. Mr. Mogae said that the two leaders have expressed willingness to meet for discussion. He said that Dr. Riek Machar has asked for security to be provided for him to meet with President Kiir. -- 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/CAJb14orioWfzWxrgu96wW8cEOOYBUWDch%3DrCRH_d8qzr%2BxJFsw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
