The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State meeting has called on the warring parties in Sudan.
The two warring parties have been urged to agree to a ceasefire, end the war and a face-to-face meeting between the two Generals.
The 42nd Inter-Governmental Authority on Development Extraordinary Summit in Entebbe on Thursday, attended by among others Kenya’s President William Ruto, also affirmed the territorial integrity of the Republic of Somalia.
The Summit said any agreement reached should be signed with Somalia.
In the meeting were Presidents Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Salva Kiir (South Sudan) and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somalia).
Others were Africa Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, United States Special Envoy to Sudan ambassador Donald E. Booth, representatives of the UN Secretary-General, Turkey, the Arab League, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
