The western diplomats on Tuesday offered to facilitate dialogue between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his first vice president Dr. Riek Machar to deescalate conflict in Nasir.
Through their embassy representatives; Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States are calling for a dialogue between President Kiir and First Vice President Dr Riek to discuss the political crisis in the country.
In a joint statement, they offered to facilitate a direct dialogue between the two leaders to restore and maintain peace in the country.
‘’We reaffirm as a matter of urgency our call that South Sudan’s leaders, including President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar, meet and engage in direct dialogue to restore and maintain peace. We are prepared to facilitate their discussion. ‘’ The statement said.
They called on the country’s leaders to avoid unilateral action, reject use of violence as a tool for political competition and instead put the interests of South Sudanese first.
The embassies deplore the continued violence in Upper Nile State including aerial bombardment in Nasir County and credible reports of civilian casualties.
The statement added: ‘’We remain concerned about reports of SSPDF survivors of the Nasir Garrison who have been unable to return to safe locations as well as of continued detentions in Juba of senior officials without charges.’’
On Sunday, 20 people were killed and several others injured in an aerial bombing in Nasir County of Upper Nile State.
The government spokesperson Michael Makuei Lueth on Monday during a press conference confirmed that the bombing in Nasir County.
