Communication Office

PRESS RELEASE

(For Immediate Publication)

Wednesday, 30 Janaury 2019, Juba, South Sudan   

RJMEC EXPRESSES CONCERN AT REPORTS OF MILITARY BUILD-UP

In response to having received various reports of military build-up in the area of Yei River State, the Reconsituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) urges restraint on all sides. 

The progress made so far in terms of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) of December 2017 and the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) of September 2018 is a worthy achievement and should not in any way be looked on lightly by any Party.

RJMEC wishes to make it clear to all Parties that South Sudan is presently at a critical phase of the implementation of the peace Agreement, which since signing, has been characterized by a spirit of cooperation. 

Likewise, that the ceasefire has been largely holding is a great credit to all its signatories, and we urge that this continue. The silencing of guns is a matter of high national importance.

RJMEC therefore urges all Parties to grasp firmly the IGAD-led diplomatic process and allow the full implementation of the peace Agreement.