S. Sudan refers Security Council resolution to lawmakers
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August 15, 2016 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government has referred
the recent United Nations Security Council Resolution that authorized
sending extra 4,000 troops to boost UN peacekeepers in country with a
mandate to fight rival forces, to its national assembly for further
consultations.
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South Sudanese MPs stand during a parliamentary session in Juba on 31
August 2011 (AFP)
The decision from the Transitional Government of National Unity was
reached during the Council of Ministers meeting chaired by President
Salva Kiir.
The First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, Vice President James Wani
Igga plus the cabinet ministers also attended the extraordinary
meeting.
“It’s clear that this document has some pros and cons,” information
minister, Michael Makuei told reporters in Juba.
“And as such, it is decided that this process be taken to the
parliament so that it becomes public and a clear stand and decision
taken by the whole government of the Republic of South Sudan,” he
added.
President Kiir addressed the Transitional National Legislative
Assembly on Monday for the first time since it was reconstituted under
the terms of the peace agreement.
In his speech to lawmakers, the president criticized the UN
resolution, but gave lawmakers opportunity to deliberate.
Makuei said MPs will consult civil society groups, South Sudanese
citizens and other political parties on the UNSC Resolution number
2304 (2016), which was adopted Friday.
The South Sudan leader described the Security Council resolution as a
prelude of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC)
chairman, Festus Mogae and UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), head
Magrette Leoj during a dinner organized by the First Vice President.
“Of course this has become a business and these people want the kind
of work that will enable them to continue to receive money,” Kiir told
the state-owned SBBC TV.
It is not clear how long parliament will take to deliberate the
resolution, but the UN is keen to avoid further after Juba made its
intention to reject the UN resolution public.
(ST)
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