Juba – South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir on Wednesday stressed his commitment to a peace deal signed in August, two days after the government and rebels had accused each other of violating it.
Kirr said that the South Sudanese should reconcile, open new pages and called on the international community to help the country meet the costs of implementing the peace agreement.
It included the deployment of joint security forces in the capital Juba.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
A power struggle between Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar turned violent in December 2013.
The conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced more than two million people and led to widespread atrocities.
The east African bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which brokered the peace deal, says it has been violated several times. (dpa/NAN)
