{"id":27843,"date":"2022-11-22T17:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T17:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/president-kiir-opens-6th-governors-forum"},"modified":"2022-11-22T18:28:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:28:06","slug":"president-kiir-opens-6th-governors-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/president-kiir-opens-6th-governors-forum","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir opens 6th Governors\u2019 Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>President Salva Kiir directed the state governors to discuss possible ways to speed up the implementation of the peace road map.<\/p>\n<p>Kiir made the statement during the opening of the sixth governors\u2019 forum in Juba earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe discussions you will be holding in the next few days will certainly touch the difficult topics on how to fast-track the implementation of the road map 2022,\u201d said the Head-of-state.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMy hope is that your deliberation will be beneficial to the process of putting our country permanently to the path of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The week-long forum is being held under the theme: \u201cAccelerating the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in accordance with the road map 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It brings together governors of the ten states and heads of the three administrative areas.<\/p>\n<p>First Vice President, Dr Riek Machar, and four Vice Presidents attended the onset of the forum.<\/p>\n<p>Others were national ministers, UN representatives, and members of the diplomatic corps.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the occasion, President Salva Kiir told the governors to deliberate on topics aimed at fast-tracking the implementation of the peace road map.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed hope that the outcome of the forum will put South Sudan on a permanent path of peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. 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