South Sudan government renews rejection of resuscitation of peace deal Photo: Minister of Information Michael Makuei speaks to reporters at a press conference in Juba on Thursday, March 9, 2017. (Radio Tamazuj)
South Sudan government on Wednesday reiterated its position rejecting the resuscitation of the 2015 peace deal, saying the dialogue initiative came up to ensure a smooth implementation of the peace deal. This comes after the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, told the Security Council recently that the political process in the country is not dead but requires significant resuscitation. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, South Sudan’s Information Minister, Michael Makuei, said the government will not revive the signed peace deal, adding that those who are still calling for the resuscitation of the peace agreement must stop.“The national dialogue was initiated to ensure a smooth implementation of the peace agreement but not to revive it. So, anybody who still dreams of resuscitation of the peace deal should revise his dream,” said Makuei. Makuei, who is also the government spokesman, criticized the call by the United Nations and the African Union on the South Sudanese government to declare ceasefire.He pointed out that they cannot declare ceasefire while opposition groups are launching attacks on their positions across the country. -- 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/CAJb14op9oj_yhL2_bDdOqidigH5uc4UCwJLSoc6%3D7GFNeaqvpg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
