S. Sudan president rejects new talks with holdout opposition
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S. Sudan president rejects new talks with holdout opposition
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August 10, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudan president, Salva Kiir has vowed
not to accept any new peace talks with holdout opposition, accusing
his opponents of putting personal ambitions above common interests.
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President Salva Kiir attends a session during the 25th Extraordinary
Summit of the (IGAD) on South Sudan in Addis Ababa March 13, 2014
(Reuters Photo)
Kiir told the visiting German foreign minister on Thursday that the
national dialogue was the only forum through which people with
legitimate concerns could be addressed, instead of renegotiating the
agreement to accommodate and share power with individuals whom he
claimed have placed personal ambitions above common interests.
"Most of the issues in the agreement have been implemented. The
government has been formed, the transitional national legislative
assembly has been reconstituted, the membership of the constitutional
review committee is complete. The members are working with the
ministry of justice and all the stakeholders to gather and incorporate
what they are doing in the constitution”, said the South Sudanese
leader.
He said he also declared and launched the national dialogue to
accelerate and complement the implementation process of the peace
agreement and return the country to path of peace, harmony and unity.
“There is already a national dialogue and President Museveni Yoweri of
Uganda is trying to reunify SPLM leadership. All these are efforts to
stop the war and bring peace to the country but yes, there are people
advocating war and want new peace talk. We don’t understand what
actually they want because the peace which they wanted to be
implemented is being implemented. The national dialogue is also opened
to all, it is inclusive. The committee wanted to meet with them but
they refused”, said Kiir.
He called on the international community to help his administration
convince the hold out opposition denounce violence, put down weapons,
respond to his amnesty and return to the country to participate in the
national dialogue.
“Since the agreement is being implemented, there is no reject to start
new talks and the IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development)
supports the national dialogue. The international community should
also play a role and ensure that these people denounce violence so
that they can participate in the national dialogue. It is a national
forum where all the issues can be discussed and we are ready to listen
to them and take appropriate where our actions and roles are
required”, he said.
Meanwhile the German Foreign Affairs minister, Sigmar Gabriel told
reporters in the capital, Juba that he requested President Kiir to
involve all the political parties in the ongoing national dialogue
process in order to achieve lasting peace in the country.
Gabriel, who arrived in Juba on Thursday met Kiir over a number of
issues including, the national dialogue, humanitarian situation and
revitalization of the peace agreement.
The German official said it was important to include the opposition in
the national dialogue.
“We need to involve and include all stakeholders here, all parties in
this process, and we need to promote the integration of the opposition
into this as well,” said Gabriel.
“I think we need to also send important messages of understanding," he added.
President Kiir, the German foreign affairs minister stressed, assured
him of resolve to release from prison those who had supported the
rebels to join the peace process.
“I believed is very important for political reconciliation," stressed Gabriel.
South Sudan has been in turmoil since December 2013 when President
Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of an attempted coup. Since
then, tens of thousands of people have been killed and nearly two
million displaced in the country’s worst ever violence.
(ST).
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11 August 02:09, by Malakal county Simon
Please unwanted president be sincere for once to people’s of South
Sudan, the current war in both Maiwut and Pagak, was initiated by you
and here you’re asking others to denounce by violence when they are
the victim of your act????
repondre message
11 August 02:19, by Malakal county Simon
Cont...
The people’s of South Sudan, the regional and the world at
large, called you a war monger dictator and have sincerely lost the
trust in you... Therefore, they want new leadership and want you to
step-aside than they can choose who they want period!!!!
repondre message
11 August 02:39, by Newsudan
there are currently 40 marauding militias groups in the
country with no clear agendas but just to get access to ranks,Food or
tribal killing, the govt should do:
1.Dialogue with refugees n idps
2.Reach out to armed groups to joined peace.
3.National security should be review, it work is to
protect civilians not killing,a wrong perception and copycat of
Khartoum regime
4.food crops schemes across t
repondre message
11 August 05:49, by Senator Y
Kiir still talking of a childish language; he never
understands where the wind is blowing.
repondre message
11 August 05:22, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
South Sudan didn’t experience any peace just now.
War is continuing in South Sudan towns and roads are blocked
by certain by arms groups across the country, that indicating peace is
not in place.
repondre message
11 August 11:06, by Mi diit
You must accept it unconditionally later when it reaches the
neck.What does the capturing of Pagak and Maiwut mean to you? Do you
you think it’s the end?
Read more on liberation struggle if you forgot the 21 Sudanese
civil war because of alcohol.
Incompetent Kiir must go!
repondre message
11 August 05:51, by Agany Malim
Kiir will not accept any talk with oppositions but am seeing it
like it is alo defficult for him to silent gum in the country so that
he can legitmate his gov’t. Iam also seeing that pple lost trust in
gov’t for it has turn to be gov’t of cambines not 4 pple
repondre message
11 August 06:02, by Agany Malim
He is so grit of power but this make not to permenant to that
power becoz our solidiers are not receiving salaries and civil servant
are likewise. Thing of future but not what you get that you are worry
about mr president kiir.
repondre message
11 August 06:50, by Lenin Bull
Good move Mr.President Salva Kiir. It is not only peace talks that
should be stopped but also these meaningless presidential amnesty
which is diluting the army with meaningless ranks by civilians. If war
criminals who have first fired their bullets against the SPLA are
reintegrated back always with more higher ranks, and with all his
tribesmen as officers all what do you think they will do while
repondre message
11 August 08:09, by gatkhor Nueri
Good lieeel Foolish president,
I am not outside of the country now I am in juba brother and
always hungary will kill you nicely.day and night
repondre message
11 August 09:42, by Newsudan
Gatkhori Nueri
be careful who insulted young man, Don’t you know Kiir
Mayardit commanded all 150000 SPLA. he can unleashed them on your
bases as he wish,as recently witness in Pagak n Maiwut, when Riek io
warmongers run naked to Ethiopia.
repondre message
11 August 10:57, by Malakal county Simon
Coward Newsudan
Don’t worry, it’s better to die for your rights than
live in shames....
repondre message
11 August 11:30, by Newsudan
Malakal fool
what are you still fighting for? Riek position or
freedom. Joined peace wing of STD,leave this madness of Riek power
hungry, it’s good news, your headquarters fall,maybe your new
headquarters in Khartoum your masters.
repondre message
11 August 07:13, by Lenin Bull
serving within the very same army they rebelled against? Only
sabotage, conspiracies, and another easy rebellion like the case of
2013? Where are the soldiers and officers of Peter Gadet, Gabriel
Tanginya, Paulino Matip, David Yauyau,etc? All have rebelled again and
are now with IO. The current SPLA comprise of the real true SPLA of
1983 of Dr.Garang and Salva Kiir. The militias/civilians
repondre message
11 August 07:19, by Lenin Bull
deserted the SPLA for bush because of current hunger, lack/delay
of salaries, and current fighting with SPLA-IO. They will do the same
if South Sudan fight with any of its neighbors that are greedily
encroaching and taking some of our territories at the borders.
President Salva Kiir some of these weaknesses/problems you are
trying hard to resolve start from you. Examine your own management
strateg
repondre message
11 August 07:22, by Kat Cok
The problem of President Silva Kiir is that, he refuse any demand
from beginning but at the end he accept it, that is why people are
demanding impossible demand and is accepted by him for he show his
weakness in administration of the country.
repondre message
11 August 07:29, by dinkdong
The same personal ambitions you possessed Mr. President. You and
your friend Riek are a curse to this nation.
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August 10, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudan president, Salva Kiir has vowed
not to accept any new peace talks with holdout opposition, accusing
his opponents of putting personal ambitions above common interests.
JPEG - 30.3 kb
President Salva Kiir attends a session during the 25th Extraordinary
Summit of the (IGAD) on South Sudan in Addis Ababa March 13, 2014
(Reuters Photo)
Kiir told the visiting German foreign minister on Thursday that the
national dialogue was the only forum through which people with
legitimate concerns could be addressed, instead of renegotiating the
agreement to accommodate and share power with individuals whom he
claimed have placed personal ambitions above common interests.
"Most of the issues in the agreement have been implemented. The
government has been formed, the transitional national legislative
assembly has been reconstituted, the membership of the constitutional
review committee is complete. The members are working with the
ministry of justice and all the stakeholders to gather and incorporate
what they are doing in the constitution”, said the South Sudanese
leader.
He said he also declared and launched the national dialogue to
accelerate and complement the implementation process of the peace
agreement and return the country to path of peace, harmony and unity.
“There is already a national dialogue and President Museveni Yoweri of
Uganda is trying to reunify SPLM leadership. All these are efforts to
stop the war and bring peace to the country but yes, there are people
advocating war and want new peace talk. We don’t understand what
actually they want because the peace which they wanted to be
implemented is being implemented. The national dialogue is also opened
to all, it is inclusive. The committee wanted to meet with them but
they refused”, said Kiir.
He called on the international community to help his administration
convince the hold out opposition denounce violence, put down weapons,
respond to his amnesty and return to the country to participate in the
national dialogue.
“Since the agreement is being implemented, there is no reject to start
new talks and the IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development)
supports the national dialogue. The international community should
also play a role and ensure that these people denounce violence so
that they can participate in the national dialogue. It is a national
forum where all the issues can be discussed and we are ready to listen
to them and take appropriate where our actions and roles are
required”, he said.
Meanwhile the German Foreign Affairs minister, Sigmar Gabriel told
reporters in the capital, Juba that he requested President Kiir to
involve all the political parties in the ongoing national dialogue
process in order to achieve lasting peace in the country.
Gabriel, who arrived in Juba on Thursday met Kiir over a number of
issues including, the national dialogue, humanitarian situation and
revitalization of the peace agreement.
The German official said it was important to include the opposition in
the national dialogue.
“We need to involve and include all stakeholders here, all parties in
this process, and we need to promote the integration of the opposition
into this as well,” said Gabriel.
“I think we need to also send important messages of understanding," he added.
President Kiir, the German foreign affairs minister stressed, assured
him of resolve to release from prison those who had supported the
rebels to join the peace process.
“I believed is very important for political reconciliation," stressed Gabriel.
South Sudan has been in turmoil since December 2013 when President
Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of an attempted coup. Since
then, tens of thousands of people have been killed and nearly two
million displaced in the country’s worst ever violence.
(ST).
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
11 August 02:09, by Malakal county Simon
Please unwanted president be sincere for once to people’s of South
Sudan, the current war in both Maiwut and Pagak, was initiated by you
and here you’re asking others to denounce by violence when they are
the victim of your act????
repondre message
11 August 02:19, by Malakal county Simon
Cont...
The people’s of South Sudan, the regional and the world at
large, called you a war monger dictator and have sincerely lost the
trust in you... Therefore, they want new leadership and want you to
step-aside than they can choose who they want period!!!!
repondre message
11 August 02:39, by Newsudan
there are currently 40 marauding militias groups in the
country with no clear agendas but just to get access to ranks,Food or
tribal killing, the govt should do:
1.Dialogue with refugees n idps
2.Reach out to armed groups to joined peace.
3.National security should be review, it work is to
protect civilians not killing,a wrong perception and copycat of
Khartoum regime
4.food crops schemes across t
repondre message
11 August 05:49, by Senator Y
Kiir still talking of a childish language; he never
understands where the wind is blowing.
repondre message
11 August 05:22, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
South Sudan didn’t experience any peace just now.
War is continuing in South Sudan towns and roads are blocked
by certain by arms groups across the country, that indicating peace is
not in place.
repondre message
11 August 11:06, by Mi diit
You must accept it unconditionally later when it reaches the
neck.What does the capturing of Pagak and Maiwut mean to you? Do you
you think it’s the end?
Read more on liberation struggle if you forgot the 21 Sudanese
civil war because of alcohol.
Incompetent Kiir must go!
repondre message
11 August 05:51, by Agany Malim
Kiir will not accept any talk with oppositions but am seeing it
like it is alo defficult for him to silent gum in the country so that
he can legitmate his gov’t. Iam also seeing that pple lost trust in
gov’t for it has turn to be gov’t of cambines not 4 pple
repondre message
11 August 06:02, by Agany Malim
He is so grit of power but this make not to permenant to that
power becoz our solidiers are not receiving salaries and civil servant
are likewise. Thing of future but not what you get that you are worry
about mr president kiir.
repondre message
11 August 06:50, by Lenin Bull
Good move Mr.President Salva Kiir. It is not only peace talks that
should be stopped but also these meaningless presidential amnesty
which is diluting the army with meaningless ranks by civilians. If war
criminals who have first fired their bullets against the SPLA are
reintegrated back always with more higher ranks, and with all his
tribesmen as officers all what do you think they will do while
repondre message
11 August 08:09, by gatkhor Nueri
Good lieeel Foolish president,
I am not outside of the country now I am in juba brother and
always hungary will kill you nicely.day and night
repondre message
11 August 09:42, by Newsudan
Gatkhori Nueri
be careful who insulted young man, Don’t you know Kiir
Mayardit commanded all 150000 SPLA. he can unleashed them on your
bases as he wish,as recently witness in Pagak n Maiwut, when Riek io
warmongers run naked to Ethiopia.
repondre message
11 August 10:57, by Malakal county Simon
Coward Newsudan
Don’t worry, it’s better to die for your rights than
live in shames....
repondre message
11 August 11:30, by Newsudan
Malakal fool
what are you still fighting for? Riek position or
freedom. Joined peace wing of STD,leave this madness of Riek power
hungry, it’s good news, your headquarters fall,maybe your new
headquarters in Khartoum your masters.
repondre message
11 August 07:13, by Lenin Bull
serving within the very same army they rebelled against? Only
sabotage, conspiracies, and another easy rebellion like the case of
2013? Where are the soldiers and officers of Peter Gadet, Gabriel
Tanginya, Paulino Matip, David Yauyau,etc? All have rebelled again and
are now with IO. The current SPLA comprise of the real true SPLA of
1983 of Dr.Garang and Salva Kiir. The militias/civilians
repondre message
11 August 07:19, by Lenin Bull
deserted the SPLA for bush because of current hunger, lack/delay
of salaries, and current fighting with SPLA-IO. They will do the same
if South Sudan fight with any of its neighbors that are greedily
encroaching and taking some of our territories at the borders.
President Salva Kiir some of these weaknesses/problems you are
trying hard to resolve start from you. Examine your own management
strateg
repondre message
11 August 07:22, by Kat Cok
The problem of President Silva Kiir is that, he refuse any demand
from beginning but at the end he accept it, that is why people are
demanding impossible demand and is accepted by him for he show his
weakness in administration of the country.
repondre message
11 August 07:29, by dinkdong
The same personal ambitions you possessed Mr. President. You and
your friend Riek are a curse to this nation.
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