Blood in South Sudan: Can Kiir and Machar reach a deal? PaanLuel Wël 10 years ago The president of the UN Security Council, Gerard Araud, said that Kiir and Machar made a commitment to “unconditional dialogue” with the team. PaanLuel Wël, a South Sudanese blogger based in Juba, said that both camps should “realise and appreciate the obvious.” “None of them would militarily defeat the other,” Wël said, adding that such a balance of power is an incentive for them to negotiate and support mediation efforts. The blogger suggested that a “good political deal” could include reinstating Machar as vice president. “Likewise, Machar, who has a bad track record of rebelling against the SPLM/A and collaborating with Khartoum during the war for southern Sudan liberation — and whose forces committed the Bor Massacre of 1991 — should not try to re-immerse himself in his old political games. He is now a statesman and he should mind about how history will remember him,” Wël concluded. Share this:Print Dr. Riek Machar’s Visit: A Negative Value Added to the Already Tensile Political ComplexityDateSeptember 12, 2019In relation toCommentaryVP Machar Calls on President Kiir to GO!!DateJuly 4, 2013In relation toJunub SudanStreamlining Thoughts and Actions for Durable Peace and Political Stability in South SudanDateSeptember 12, 2019In relation toCommentary
