South Sudan renews rejection of third party force deployment
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President Salva Kiir (R) embraces Taban Deng Gai after his swearing-in
ceremony as FVP at the Presidential Palace in the capital of Juba,
July 26, 2016 (Photo Reuters Jok Solumun)
August 2, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, has
declared total rejection to deployment of a regional force,
backtracking on the earlier reported assurance he gave to the chairman
of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), Festus
Mogae, on 25 July and in a meeting with the Ugandan President, Yoweri
Museveni.
He and his officials argued that countries which have experienced
foreign forces intervention have never regained peace and stability.
“I have heard some people have resigned. Okay let them go but if it is
connected to pressure on the government to implement their agenda that
will not work. South Sudan is a sovereign state and we will not allow
foreign troops to come here no matter the amount of pressure and noise
they will make. We don’t need foreign troops. Already we have enough
of them here,” President Kiir told confidants on Monday after learning
of the resignation of the minister of agriculture and food security,
Lam Akol.
President Kiir, according to a presidential aide who spoke to Sudan
Tribune on Tuesday, was commenting while in a meeting with the Chief
of General Staff of the South Sudanese army, Paul Malong Awan, and the
Minister of National Security, Isaac Mamur Mate.
Minister Mate later gave a statement in which he rejected a regime
change agenda, citing a political and security situation in Somalia,
Libya and Iraq as the basis of rejecting foreign intervention force.
“They want to destabilize this country to go the Somalia way. They
intervened in Somalia, did they succeed. Has Somalia become a country
now? What happened in Libya has Libya become a country? And Iraq what
happened there? Did they succeed? We don’t want this regime change. A
change must be peaceful and we have a legal and democratically elected
government that should be consulted before making such decisions”,
explained Minister Mate in a statement broadcast by the state owned
South Sudan on Monday evening.
The top security official declared that any unilateral deployment of a
foreign force will not be accepted.
Information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth, also issued a statement on
Tuesday denying clashes have taken place around Juba and that the
government was not aware of the rapes carried out by its soldiers.
“The media has been abuzz with news of fighting throughout the
country, however, we want to assure the region and the whole world
that the ceasefire, which was recently ordered by the president, is
firmly holding, and that all those reports are false and baseless.
They are concocted to justify the demands of intervention force by the
enemies of peace who are usually delighted in anarchy and perpetual
unrest in the republic of South Sudan,” the 2 August, 2016 president’s
statement reads in part.
Lueth reiterated rejection of the government to welcome deployment of
foreign troops in the country.
“The TGoNU [Transitional Government of National Unity] would like to
urgently call on IGAD [Intergovernmental Authority on Development]
member states to be cognizant of the fact South Sudan may slide into
anarchy if the region military meddles in its internal affairs and
that the repercussions of such a hasty undertaking will negatively
impact the overall security of the region,” said Makuei, speaking to
reporters at the ministry headquarters.
“The transitional government of national unity would like to reiterate
its vehement objection to such counterproductive approach, and calls
on the member states to stand firm with the transitional government of
national unity in the implementation of the agreement as the only
basis upon which peace and stability could be maintained in South
Sudan.”
IGAD countries and African Union (AU) have approved request by UN
Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon to send extra-troops to boost the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba with a new
mandate to militarily fight the warring SPLM factions under President
Salva Kiir and former First Vice President, Riek Machar, following
outbreak of clashes early last month.
The UN Security Council is deliberating the possible intervention
force – a move opposed by President Kiir and supported by Machar. SPLM
In Opposition faction in Juba has replaced Machar with Taban Deng Gai
– a move dismissed by Machar’s supporters as illegal.
Minister Lueth said the government has not succumbed to regional and
international pressure as reported by the media.
Lueth also dismissed claims by SPLM-IO faction loyal to Machar that
the government was spearheading Taban Deng’s appointment.
“Dr. Riek Machar is neither the SPLM/A IO nor the Agreement and
therefore we are moving forward with the implementation of the
agreement for the overall interest of the people of South Sudan,” he
said.
He claimed the path to democracy is only through peace implementation.
(ST)
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3 August 04:16, by dinkdong
You (as a nation) will not succeed without foreign troops either.
Believe it or not, South Sudan is the next Somalia, Libya, or Iraq.
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3 August 05:39, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Many thanks to president Kiir Mayardit and his security agents
for the repeating the rejection of foreign force to be in the country.
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3 August 05:51, by Deng II
Dr.Riek is now haunting by Maliiny head he cut and hanged
besides the road for everyone to see what Riek can do to Nyagat.Now
it’s Machar turns. In case of allow outsiders force s in to country is
a big an absurd up to the point that I felt like to an execute those
who advocates for foreigners to come in the South Sudan.
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3 August 06:04, by Deng II
I trusting Jieng council of elders more than I trusting
president Kiir because he seems don’t believe with what he said, the
President can flip-flops any moment.
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