Ugandan leader calls for inclusive dialogue in S. Sudan
Elisabeth Janaina
Ugandan leader calls for inclusive dialogue in S. Sudan
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December 22, 2016 (JUBA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held on Thursday held a closed door meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir, during which he called for inclusive dialogue to the over three year conflict in the young nation.
- President Salva Kiir (L) shakes hands with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni (R) after signing a peace agreement on August 26, 2015 (Photo AFP /Charles Lomodong)
The Ugandan leader, whose visit to Juba was unannounced, did not speak to the media on arrival and no immediate release was made from the talks he had with president Kiir.
It was not immediately what the two presidents discussed during Thursday’s meeting.
The South Sudanese presidential spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny said discussions involving two leaders focused on bilateral relations between the two nations as well as the upcoming United Nations Security Council vote on an arms embargo due on Friday.
Highly placed sources at the presidency told Sudan Tribune that the Ugandan leader informed president Kiir that the region wants him to implement key provisions in the peace agreement in order to resuscitate the agreement and move the country forward.
President Museveni, the source said, told president Kiir to extend dialogue to both the armed and non-armed opposition figures to make it a broad and inclusive dialogue.
“You know president Museveni is our strongest and longest ally in the region. He is more than just a brother and so he came to consult his brother and to provide some advises which I know will definitely be taken into consideration by our president".
Museveni reportedly emphasized the need for inclusive dialogue and asked Kiir to allow the church lead the process so that everybody feels included and have the opportunity to participate and be represented in the recent calls for national dialogue by President Like.
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22 December 22:14, by Native Boy
Mr. Museven, be fair this time and balanced.
We know, you are covering a very dangerous secret of the black-box of your doomed helicopter to assassinate the vision bearer of this fragmented so called SPLM/A. You bear the greatest responsibility for this crisis in this country.
You fooled Kiir with your dum advice thinking we are like your matooke eating people who value money to humans beings.-
22 December 22:24, by Native Boy
First of all, the most delicate decree made on July 2013, you deployed your NMA prior to the exercise (without study),Dec 14-15, 2013, you deployed army, all this time you fought alongside Kiir as you champion in IGAD and IGAD+. Now you dressed your NRA (notably nothern Ugandans for their black skin)is SPLA uniform and continue civilian massacre. What is your legitimacy in this country, refuge hos
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22 December 22:34, by Native Boy
This war is btn brothers of the same father but diff mothers. Soon or later after shorting out their differences, they will come to round table to agree and harmonize their traditional differences. You don’t need to come as a neighbor and starts shooting the family of the other just to defend your interest which constitute crime against you and later you will regret. Better distant & speak truth.
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23 December 06:13, by Angelo Achuil
"When brothers fight to death, a stranger will inherit their father’s house" African proverb.
Real peace will come when real dialogue begins between brothers and sister without intimidation or manipulation and both sides need heard about what they think may constitutes "intimidation & manipulation" to be avoided during peacemaking.