Ethiopia affirms its support for S. Sudan’s peace process
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January 12th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia reiterated on Saturday its commitment to step up its support for the implementation of the peace agreement in South Sudan.
The remark came during a meeting held in Addis Ababa between Gedu Andargachew, Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs and James Morgan, South Sudan ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU).
In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andargachew pointed out that Ethiopia is committed to helping the people of South Sudan in their quest for peace and will add its efforts in pushing towards full implementation of the peace agreement.
“Andargachew reiterated Ethiopia’s commitment in helping South Sudan to implement the necessary issues ahead of the formation of the transitional unity government”.
The Ethiopian government called on South Sudan’s leaders to break impasse over pending issues hampering the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity.
“He also expressed his hope that South Sudan peace signatory parties would come into consensus to resolve sticky issues with the remaining 50 days to form the transitional government,” said a MoFA press statement.
For his part, South Sudan’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, James Morgan commended the Ethiopian government for its continued support for the peace process in South Sudan and its good leadership as IGAD’s chair.
South Sudan has been mired in violent conflict since 2013, killing hundreds of thousands and displacing millions from their homes.
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