JMEC Chair-Revitalization Of Peace Agreement Is Not Renegotiation The revitalization forum established by the IGAD at the 31st extraordinary summit of IGAD on South Sudan is not renegotiation of the peace agreement, said the Chairperson of Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC). 14 July 2017 JMEC Chair-Revitalization Of Peace Agreement Is Not Renegotiation JMEC Chairperson, Festus Mogae [Photo by Jale Richard]
By Jale Richard JUBA, 14 July 2017 [Gurtong]-“The revitalization of the implementation of the Peace Agreement is not a renegotiation,” Festus Mogae told journalist in a press conference on Thursday. “We should explore options that can restore activity and prominence of the peace process. It is our hope that this revitalization process will be pursued in the spirit of peace, inclusivity, sensitivity and compromise.” Mogae said during the summit, that the IGAD leaders mandated the IGAD Council of Ministers to urgently convene and facilitate this Forum in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; and directed the Chairperson of JMEC, and the Executive Secretary of IGAD to provide the necessary secretariat and logistical arrangements. “As JMEC we should all welcome this timely decision of the IGAD leadership and seize the opportunity to end the senseless fighting, revitalize the implementation of the Peace Agreement and restore hope and aspiration for the people of South Sudan,” said Mogae. The former Botswana president also dismissed calls for his resignation, saying there is still hope for implementation of the peace agreement. “I am aware that many South Sudanese are not crediting my performance, but I don’t think that I have already failed yet totally,” Festus Mogae told journalists in a press conference yesterday. “When that time comes I will make that judgment then I will give up. I think that there is still hope of some work of noble not might yet be done of stabilizing the situation that is why I am not resigning.” Mogae said if the national dialogue is transparent and inclusive, he does not oppose it but it does not in any way replace the peace agreement. “I have been asking for inclusivity whether in the national dialogue or the peace agreement. My position is to include s many South Sudanese as possible,” he said. He noted that some progress has been made in the seven chapters of the peace agreement, but it is not satisfied with the progress it has made. He said the agreement is not dead but it is wounded that is why the IGAD has initiated a revitalization forum to enliven the implementation of the peace agreement. “It can be revitalized that is why the IGAD has initiated a revitalization forum to enable its implementation.” Posted in: Home, Foreign Relations -- 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/CAJb14orpjsFgcKLSwzfTBPcNx-Lno9JDCqP_%3DCv2GQisE5ctKA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
