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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday supported a regional bid to resolve the conflict in South Sudan while he congratulated Khartoum for hosting peace talks between the country's warring groups.
Sisi, arrived in Khartoum for two The peace talks in the Sudanese capital aimed to bring peace and stability to neighboring South Sudan, where tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions have been displaced since the brutal civil war of December 2013.
"In South Sudan, I want to say that we will work with our brothers in the region to achieve peace so that southern Sudanese enjoy stability and prosperity" said Mr. Sissi. Bashir
"These efforts … have a clear vision for the security, stability and development of the countries of the region," Sisi added, during his first visit to Khartoum since his resettlement. The war in South Sudan began at the end of 2013 after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir accused his former MP, now rebel leader Riek Machar, of planning a coup d'etat. Khartoum, as part of regional efforts to end the conflict in South Sudan, has already hosted peace talks between sworn enemies
Power Sharing Agreement
A few hours before Sisi's remarks, Khartoum has announced a delay to a "preliminary" power-sharing agreement between Kiir and Machar – which was to be signed Thursday – while warring factions had disagreements over the project
Although parties agreed to 39, a permanent ceasefire and withdrawal of their forces from urban areas, Foreign Minister al-Dierdiry Ahmed said the parties wanted to include changes to the final sharing of power.
"A new date for the preliminary signing of the agreement will be announced later," Ahmed said. wished to have "comments" in the text. Rebel leader Machar's group said that he was also looking for changes.
"We will not sign unless they are included in the document," Machar's representative in the negotiations, Agouk Makour, told reporters. The Sudanese government insisted that a final power-sharing agreement be signed on July 26 in the presence of Bashir
A similar agreement was signed in 2015 but collapsed a year later in a murderous battle that saw Machar fleeing into exile.
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Last updated: Friday, July 20, 2018 KSA 08:14 – GMT 05:14
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