South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir left for the Kenyan capital, Nairobi for bilateral talks with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta.
Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told Radio Tamazuj that Kiir’s visit would take two days during which the two leaders would hold discussions in relation to bilateral ties between the two countries.
“The President has already arrived in Nairobi. He left this morning for a two-day state visit to Nairobi,” he said.
According to Ateny, Kiir visited Kenya in response to the invitation extended to him by his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta.
He said, "President Salva Kiir will return to the country after his meetings with the President of Kenya.”
Two weeks ago, South Sudan and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fast-track the territorial border reaffirmation at Ilemi triangle.
According to Kenyan media, the meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his South Sudanese counterpart will see the two sides negotiate a number of instruments to govern trade and investment, besides the review of security and management of the border between the two countries.
Kenya is among the guarantors of the revitalised peace deal signed in September 2018.