The Secretary-General of the Islamic Council of South Sudan has appealed to the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to mediate to resolve the dispute between the warring parties in Sudan to bring peace and lasting stability.
Speaking to Radio Tamzuj on Sunday in Juba, Sheikh Abdallah Barac, described the president as the right person to arbitrate the conflict in Sudan.
“I appeal to President Kiir to have an effective role in bringing about peace in the state of Sudan and to bring all parties to the conflict to negotiations,” he said.
According to Sheikh Barac, a conflict in neighboring Sudan will undoubtedly affect South Sudan because the two countries are bound together by many things.
“South Sudan is the most suitable as a mediator, is neutral and our president is knowledgeable and has the respect of all parties in Sudan,” he said.
The Muslim leader welcomed the Sudanese refugees in South Sudan, saying that South Sudan has to return the favor to the Sudanese people who hosted South Sudanese who fled to their country after war erupted in December 2013. He said Sudan also played a big role in the realization of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement which brought peace to South Sudan.
“You (Sudanese) are at home and among your families in South Sudan and I am sure that they are not sitting there feeling alienated,” Sheikh Barac stated. “We rejoice together. We thank the government of South Sudan for the good reception given to Sudanese refugees.”