国际英语资讯:Khartoum sets date for signing power-sharing deal between S. Sudan rivals_时事

国际英语资讯:Khartoum sets date for signing power-sharing deal between S. Sudan rivals

KHARTOUM, July 22 -- Sudan government has set July 26 as the date for signing a deal on power-sharing between South Sudanese rivals, amid concerns that differences may rise to fail the proposed deal.

Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced that invitations have been sent to all heads of state of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development in Africa (IGAD) to attend the signing ceremony in Khartoum next Thursday, Sudanese Media Center (SMC) reported.

The parties were scheduled to sign the initial deal on July 19, but the signing was delayed at the request of South Sudanese government, who said it needed more time for further consultations.

Sudan's Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed was quoted as saying that the Sudanese mediation efforts are supported by the IGAD Chairman and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, to complete the remaining tasks of peace realization in South Sudan.

"The opportunities of success provided for these talks are considered enough and make us confident that matters are pressing ahead," he said.

However, South Sudanese conflicting parties have reportedly expressed reservations over the draft document of the deal on power-sharing.

To this end, Sudanese media outlets earlier quoted South Sudan's Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth as saying that the Sudanese mediation has amended what the parties have agreed on and presented new proposals discussed before.