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The South Sudan Government on Saturday in Addis Ababa rejected international calls for the release of 11 rebel leaders captured in the wake of the conflict between the two parties.
Mr Michael Makuei, the Spokesperson for the South Sudan Government at the ongoing peace talks told journalists on Saturday in Addis Ababa that his country would not release the detainees captured in December last year.
Makuei said the detainees would only be released according to the law of South Sudan.
He, however, expressed optimism that an agreement to cessation of hostilities was underway, in spite of the disagreements between the two groups.
The rebels’ group had demanded the release of the 11 political detainees as one of the pre-conditions for successful peace negotiations with the Silver Kirr-led government.
The government’s rejection followed calls by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday.
Talks between the warring parties, under the mediation of regional leaders from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), were currently ongoing in Ethiopia, with calls for peaceful dialogue through cessation of hostilities.
Mr Michael Makuei, the Spokesperson for the South Sudan Government at the ongoing peace talks told journalists on Saturday in Addis Ababa that his country would not release the detainees captured in December last year.
Makuei said the detainees would only be released according to the law of South Sudan.
He, however, expressed optimism that an agreement to cessation of hostilities was underway, in spite of the disagreements between the two groups.
The rebels’ group had demanded the release of the 11 political detainees as one of the pre-conditions for successful peace negotiations with the Silver Kirr-led government.
The government’s rejection followed calls by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday.
Talks between the warring parties, under the mediation of regional leaders from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), were currently ongoing in Ethiopia, with calls for peaceful dialogue through cessation of hostilities.
