South Sudan’s warring parties have agreed to a power-sharing deal that will see five vice presidents appointed, Sudan’s foreign minister said.
“The parties accepted it over the last few days. As mediation, we believe that the parties have already agreed to the deal. According to our understanding, all parties are in full agreement,” Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed told Radio Tamazuj this afternoon, after he presented the proposed deal to the parties.
The top Sudanese diplomat said the power sharing deal aimed at ending more than four years of civil war in South Sudan is scheduled to be signed in Khartoum on Tuesday.
“The 17th of July is the day of signing. We don’t expect the parties to reject, but if they reject, then it is over,” al-Dirdiri said.
The latest deal is part of renewed regional efforts to end the devastating civil war in the world’s youngest nation.
The talks between South Sudan’s warring leaders were hosted by Sudan as part of the East African regional bloc IGAD.