Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told South Sudan President Salva Kiir in a phone call that his government supports the peace accord that has been signed between the government and rebel groups in South Sudan, Ahram online reported.

On 12 September, President Salva Kiir and opposition factions signed a final peace agreement in the Ethiopian capital after a five-year civil war.

El-Sisi's spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement that the president said that Egypt supports efforts that achieve stability and development in South Sudan.

He pointed out that President El-Sisi also stressed Egypt's keenness to strengthen bilateral cooperation and provide technical support to South Sudan.

For his part, President Kiir commended Egypt’s role in supporting stability in South Sudan.

The last meeting between the two presidents was in early September on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing.