Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The African Union Peace and Security Council is expected to reiterate its demand for the release of detained politicians, including First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, in a session on South Sudan tomorrow.
The council says it may also request the AU Commission Chairperson to task a head of state of an AU member state to work with the guarantors of the revitalized peace agreement and the Committee of five to facilitate dialogue between the leaders of the main signatories to restore confidence and culminate in a joint public declaration affirming their commitment to peace.
According to the AU, the session is expected to reiterate that the 2018 peace pact remains the most viable and relevant Agreement for sustainable peace and stability in South Sudan.
“To this end, the Council may reiterate its demand for the release of detained politicians, including First Vice President Riek Machar. The PSC may also call for the streamlining and coordination of diplomatic efforts,” said the African Union.
“The PSC may request the AU Commission Chairperson to task a head of state of an AU member state to work with the guarantors of the R-ARCSS and the Committee of 5 to facilitate dialogue between the leaders of the main signatories of the 2018 agreement to restore confidence and culminate in a joint public declaration affirming their commitment to peace.”
Echoing the UN, AU, IGAD, and peace monitoring body R-JMEC meeting last month, the council may also call for the full and scaled-up return to and implementation of the peace agreement and the transitional process with the full and effective participation of the signatories of the deal.
Apart from following up on its proposed policy measures from previous sessions, tomorrow’s session is expected to help the council take stock of both the political and security developments on the one hand and the diplomatic efforts underway, including the steps taken by the African Union (AU).
“Building on the mission of the Panel of the Wise and the joint AU-IGAD visit, the statement of the Quartet may help structure the council’s deliberations on additional steps to be taken to arrest the deteriorating situation and put the transitional process in South Sudan back on track,” stated the AU.
The AU said following opening remarks by Innocent Shiyo, Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC for June, Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, is expected to deliver a statement.
Joram Mukama Biswaro, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for South Sudan and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Juba; Ismail Wais, IGAD Special Envoy to South Sudan and representatives from the AU Panel of the Wise and AU Ad-Hoc Committee for South Sudan (C5) are also expected to deliver briefings.
The session follows the Council’s two sessions on South Sudan, held on 18 and 31 March respectively, in response to the deterioration in South Sudan’s political and security landscape since renewed violence erupted on 4 March.
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