JMEC partners call to stop fighting around Juba
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A South Sudanese government helicopter patrols the streets following
fighting in Juba, on 12 July (Reuters Photo)
July 31, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - In a meeting held in the Sudanese capital
on Sunday, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC)
Partners Group has called on the South Sudanese parties to stop
hostilities around Juba and to put the peace process back on track.
The JMEC partners held their third meeting on the implementation of
the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan
(ARCSS), discussed the current situation in the country and what can
be done to convince the warring parties to re-commit themselves to
stop hostilities.
Co-chaired by Sudan and China, the meeting was attended by JMEC
chairperson Festus Mogae, UN secretary general representative in South
Sudan, U.S. Special Envoy Donald Booth and a number of representatives
of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Chad, Norway, the United
Kingdom, the African Union Commission, the European Union, the IGAD
Partners Forum and the United Nations.
In a statement released after the meeting, the group said they
received from the ceasefire monitoring mechanism reports about renewed
clashes in the areas around Juba, the Equatoria states and other parts
of southern Sudan.
The JMEC partners added that the resumption of hostilities represents
a violation of the peace agreement, and expressed deep concern about
the situation saying it might deteriorate further.
The Group "condemns in the strongest terms the recent armed clashes
that have erupted between the parties. It believes that operations
targeting opposition leaders expose the country to unprecedented
levels of violence and must be stopped immediately," stressed the text
of the statement received by Sudan Tribune in Arabic.
In press statements, Sudanese foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour who
co-chaired the meeting the Chinese Special Envoy Zhong Jianhua pointed
that the meeting came amid critical conditions after the recent
renewal of fighting in Juba
Ghandour said the meeting was briefed by Mogae and the head of UNMISS
Ellen Margrethe Loj who agreed on the need to put the implementation
of the peace agreement back on track, and to stop hunting Machar and
his forces in the conflict areas particularly, Western and Central
Equatoria and to join the negotiating table.
The Sudanese foreign minister said his country is deeply concerned
about the renewal of fighting in Juba, and attempts to foil regional
and international efforts to achieve peace between warring parties.
He stressed the need to abide by the decisions of IGAD meeting in
Nairobi and the African Union summit in Kigali.
The Sudanese top diplomat said the participants agreed on the need for
more efforts from the ARCSS sponsors to end the fighting between the
warring factions.
Regarding the appointment of Taban Deng Gai as First Vice President,
Ghandour said the meeting called on president Salva Kiir to stick to
the peace agreement as the main reference in the peace implementation.
JMEC statement said deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in
the South Sudan and called on the government to allow and facilitate
unfettered humanitarian access throughout the country.
It further condemned in the strongest terms the continued restrictions
hindering the movement of the ceasefire monitoring teams and UNMISS
personnel, and called on the South Sudanese government to take the
necessary measures to clear these hindrances.
Also meeting pointed to the killing of UNMISS personnel and called for
a thorough investigation and to hold accountable those involved in
ceasefire violations and recent abuses.
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1 August 10:49, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
JMEC, shouldn’t blame government on the attack
It is a rebel leader Riek Machar, who doesn’t want South Sudan to be stable.
The world should solve Riek Machar, problems with South Sudanese
Rather than to kills innocents people.
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1 August 11:58, by Eastern
Dr Riek is in the bush leading human being not wild animals.
So the people following him are also South Sudanese and it is their
right to fight back in self defence! If Kiir doesn’t stop his dream of
fighting to continue lording it over South Sudanese, peace & stability
with him at the helm will remain elusive!
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1 August 13:59, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Mr Ayiui,
You might be normal to assert that Riek Machar initiated this
animosity after the compromised agreement. When your soldiers killed
the MI officers of SPLA/IO, you provoked them. You attempted to
assassinate him in J1. Thirdly used any fire power available to
exterminate him with his soldiers. Now you are after him in his
hideout. Who is really for peace? Stop misinformation.
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1 August 14:20, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Mr Ayuiu,
You might be abnormal to assert that Riek Machar initiated
this animosity after the compromised agreement. When your soldiers
killed the MI officers of SPLA/IO, you provoked them. You attempted to
assassinate him in J1. Thirdly used any fire power available to
exterminate him with his soldiers. Now you are after him in his
hideout. Who is really for peace? Stop misinformation.
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1 August 17:00, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Jur-Likang,
Riek Machar and his bodyguards were trying to kill president Kiir,
but the gunpoint was turned back to him.
God always stand with innocence person
Salva Kiir Mayardit is already innocent on Riek Machar planned
against August 2015 peace agreement that’s you see president Kiir is
life and he remained in Juba.
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