They warmly acknowledged IGAD’s leadership, including through the March 12 summit, and reaffirmed the need for open and direct dialogue between the leadership of all the parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), including President Kiir and First Vice President Machar, in support of peace.
Participants in the meeting included Ambassadors and representatives from the Embassies of Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Kenya, Norway, the Netherlands, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the Delegation of the European Union.
The Chairman of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) hosted the meeting at his offices.