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S. Sudan army chief meets Ugandan counterpart over border fighting

STAFF WRITER by STAFF WRITER
November 21, 2020
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South Sudan army chief General Johnson Juma Akot in an interview with Mading Ngor, not seen, in Juba following his appointment in May. [Photo by Dolku media]
South Sudan army chief General Johnson Juma Akot in an interview with Mading Ngor, not seen, in Juba following his appointment in May. [Photo by Dolku media]

NIMULE – The South Sudan chief of defence forces, Gen Johnson Juma Okot, led a high-profile delegation of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) to meet their Ugandan counterparts in Gulu City on Friday. 

The meeting was held at the 4th Division Barracks and attended by Lt Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) deputy chief of defence forces, the Land Force commander, Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, and Maj Gen Paul Lokech, a senior military officer, among others. 

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The meeting was meant to settle the recent series of clashes between the two forces at their common borderlines, cause reconciliation and derive a way forward to peaceful coexistence between the two countries. 

“We have come here to make peace. How do we put our hands together and chat the best way forward for us to live together, take care of our countries and authorities,” Gen Okot said. 

Gen Okot noted that it was unfortunate to have people misunderstand the wealth of historical relations between the two countries by causing conflicts that would, in other words, risk the lives to thousands of South Sudanese refugees that are currently settled in Uganda.  

“We have been so privileged that Uganda is providing protection to our displaced people in northern Uganda. Our children have been able to go to school, pursue their welfare, including their health,” he added.

The meeting between the two top army commanders comes after Ugandan forces attacked a village in Eastern Equatoria state killing two members of South Sudan army in October.

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