South Sudan ‘concerned’ over slow Sudan peace implementation

JUBA – South Sudanese chief mediator for Sudanese peace talks, Tut Gatluak, on Sunday expressed concerns over continued delays by the Sudanese parties to implement critical tasks under the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement.

Gatluak, who is also the Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs, said he is dissatisfied with the way the Sudanese unity government is implementing the 2020 Juba peace deal.

“The parties are still lacking behind in establishment of Peace Commission, Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism, Transitional Legislative Assembly and implementing the security arrangement for Darfur and two areas track,” Gatluak said in a statement extended to Sudans Post on Sunday.

Gatluak called on Sudanese political leaders to resolve their differences in amicable manner.

“We are also concerned with the disagreement among political forces in Transitional Government of Sudan and encourages all parties to embrace dialogue as means of conflict resolution in accordance with the constitutive act of African Union and the charter of the United Nations,” he said.

The Chief mediator said Juba peace deal is a call for peace, freedom, justice as well as charting ways for democratic transition of power in Sudan.

“We encourage all parties to redouble efforts in the best public interest. Much more political will and commitment is required to implement the Juba Peace Agreement in letter and spirit,” he said.

In February this year, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok formed a new government that includes 26 ministers in the transitional period which will end with elections in 2024.

The new cabinet includes leaders of rebel groups that signed a peace agreement with the government in the South Sudan capital, Juba, on 3th October 2020.

The agreement addresses a number of issues including lands and development in addition to problems facing people affected by the construction of dams.