Unify approach towards deal implementation – JMEC

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Unify approach towards deal implementation – JMEC
Staff Writer | September 15, 2017 | 4:34 pm
JMEC Chief of Staff (third from right) with delegation of the
Pan-African MPs at JMEC offices on Thursday | Photo | JMEC

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission has reiterated its call
for a unified regional, continental and global approach towards the
full implementation of the peace agreement.

The full implementation of the peace deal holds the key to peace and
stability in the country, JMEC Chief of Staff Amb. Berhanu Kebede said
during a visit by a delegation of the Pan-African Members of
Parliament in Juba on Thursday.

Hon. Victor Phesheya Hlashwayo from Swaziland led the six-team
delegation with other representatives from Uganda, Chad, Genuine
Bissau, Ghana and Kenya including members of Secretariat.

“Any effort made by the international community should feed into the
successful implementation of the Agreement,” Amb. Kebede stated.

Amb. Kebede also briefed the MPs on the Intergovernmental Authority on
Development-led High Level Revitalization Forum and the regional
efforts geared towards bringing the warring parties, including
estranged groups towards inclusive implementation of the 2015 deal.

“This is a rich country that can come out of this quagmire if only
peace is restored. There are 6 million people that are now food
insecure in a country that is supposed to be the food basket of the
region,” he said.

“Warring parties should be ready to resolve their differences
politically and accommodate one another for peace to endure in this
country.”

The Pan-African Parliament, also known as the African Parliament, is
the legislative body of the African Union and has it headquarters in
Midrand, South Africa.

It was formed to ensure development and economic integration of the continent.