Today, Wednesday, the Sudanese army agreed to an IGAD proposal to extend the current truce for a week and appoint a representative from each side to discuss the truce with a high-level mechanism composed of the presidents of South Sudan, Kenya and Djibouti.
In a statement, he said that this dialogue would take place “in any country agreed to the mechanism.”
The army added that it endorsed the IGAD proposal “based on the principle of an African solution to the problems of the continent and taking into account the humanitarian aspects of the lives of our citizens, taking into account the current US-Saudi initiative.”
“We hope that the rebels will comply with the requirements of the proposed truce,” the statement said.
seven day truce
And the South Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced yesterday, Tuesday, that the head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Army Commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Rapid Support Force Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo agreed in principle to a seven-day truce starting Thursday.
The ministry said in a statement that Al-Burhan and Daglo also agreed during a telephone conversation with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to appoint their representatives to participate in peace talks to be held at a location of their choice.
