Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Leaders of Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and S. Sudan Hold Close-door Summit

Leaders of Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and S. Sudan Hold Close-door Summit in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa - The Presidents of Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan Sunday held a close-door meeting at Sheraton Addis Ababa as part of the IGAD efforts to achieve solution for the dispute in South Sudan State.

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, arrived in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

On Saturday evening, the leaders of Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda held a tripartite summit which reviewed the efforts of the countries that are neighboring to South Sudan for solving its problem.

SUNA learned that Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Chad and Algeria were added by the African Union to join the IGAD group of Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda, while the IGAD partners' group includes Britain, the United States and Norway.

SUNA learned that the IGAD summit will be held on Monday between the two groups and participation of the African Union, the European Union and China.

The dispute parties participating in the IGAD summit are South Sudan government headed by President Salva Kiir, the group of Dr. Riek Machar and the group of former detainees who were released after Arusha agreement led by Pagan Amum.

The American envoy for Sudan and South Sudan and the envoys of Britain and Norway have arrived in Addis Ababa

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