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| Kerry Urges Sacked S.Sudan VP Machar to Negotiate |
| 2013-12-25 |
[An Nahar] U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... on Tuesday urged sacked South Sudan vice president turned rebel leader Riek Machar to declare a ceasefire and talk to President Salva Kiir, a U.S. official told Agence La Belle France Presse. "He urged him to implement a ceasefire and begin mediated political talks," the official said, after Machar told French radio he was ready to begin talks on halting his country's mounting conflict. Machar, whose forces have clashed several times in recent days with Kiir's troops, told Radio La Belle France Internationale: "Yes we are ready for talks. I have formed my delegation." He confirmed he had spoken to Kerry and to Æthiopian foreign minister Tedros Adhanom and had agreed to send envoys to talks on "neutral ground," probably in Æthiopia. "We want a democratic nation. We want democratic free and fair elections. We want Salva Kiir to call it a day," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 All I can think of is Corben Dallas saying "Anyone else want to negotiate?" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-12-25 10:13 |