Festus Mogae, chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), a body tasked with overseeing implementation of the peace deal in South Sudan, met with Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir in Khartoum where they discussed issues pertaining to an inclusive political process in the world’s youngest nation, according to the Sudanese News Agency (SUNA).

In a press statement, Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said Mogae briefed President Bashir about his commission’s efforts to end the ongoing conflict and the devastating impact of the war including famine in South Sudan.

 “The President, for his part, stressed the need to achieve peace in South Sudan saying that Sudan has a moral responsibility as the two countries were one country,” said Ghandour.

“President al-Bashir emphasised on the need to bring together the warring parties to end the war so that international and regional community can provide humanitarian assistance to the war-affected civilians and stop the effects of the current famine,” he added.