President Kiir and Dr. Riek agree in principle to forming interim government?

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South Sudan government and rebel negotiators on Wednesday confirmed that IGAD, the regional bloc mediating peace talks, had put the formation of an interim government on the table for discussion. Representatives of the two parties in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, told Sudan Tribune that they accepted the proposal in principle, which is part of regional efforts to end the political turmoil and conflict in the East African nation. However, both sides dismissed rumours that the proposed formation of an interim government excludes the participation the two key actors – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, and former vice-president turned rebel leader Riek Machar. Members of the SPLM-in-Opposition told Sudan Tribune that the IGAD proposal did not mention the exclusion of any particular personalities, saying at this point it was an item on the agenda for discussion. The two sides said it is too early to talk about who participates or is ultimately excluded from being part of the interim government.

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