Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:

Foreign ministers plan for Kiir and Bashir to visit Moscow (Radio Tamazuj, 12 September 2015) - The foreign ministers of Sudan and South Sudan issued a joint communique yesterday calling on Russia to invite the presidents of the two countries to visit Moscow.

S. Sudan rebels legislative body ratifies IGAD compromise peace deal (Sudan Tribune, 11 September 2015) - South Sudanese armed opposition faction, SPLM-IO, has on Thursday ratified the IGAD Plus compromise peace agreement, paving the way for full implementation of the deal as the government similarly ratified the accord on the same day.

S. Sudan parliament adopts peace agreement (Radio Tamazuj, 10 September 2015) - South Sudan’s parliament has today adopted the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, following presenation of the agreement to the parliament by Justice Minister Paulino Wanawilla.

Ambrose Riny Thiik denies having fueled war (Radio Tamazuj, 10 September 2015) - The head of the Jieng (Dinka) Council of Elders, a group of influential Dinka politicians and close relatives and allies of the South Sudanese president, denied on Thursday that their activities during the past 20 months of conflict were against peaceful resolution of the war.

South Sudan VP says '90% of peace deal is good' (Radio Tamazuj 10 September 2015) - The Vice President of South Sudan James Wani Igga says President Salva Kiir has chosen the right direction to bring an end to conflict by signing the IGAD-Plus compromise agreement.