Visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated the support of the world body for the implementation of a 2005 peace deal in south Sudan.
The UN chief made the remarks at the end of a meeting in Juba, the capital of south Sudan, with Sudanese First Vice President and President of the Government of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit.
"I come here to stress the continuous support for the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), " Ban told reporters.
He said that the UN would continue to provide assistance for creating a suitable circumstance for the return of refugees to their homelands and rebuilding the areas affected by the war.
Mayardit, for his part, said that his talks with the UN chief dealt with the CPA and the current crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur.
The government of south Sudan led by the former rebel group Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) was established after the Sudanese government and the SPLM signed the CPA in January 2005 to end the 21-year civil war.
Ban arrived in Khartoum on Monday, kicking off his first visit in Sudan since he took office in January this year.
He is expected to fly to Darfur on Wednesday to inspect a refugee camp and a new base of the hybrid peacekeeping force to be sent by the UN and the African Union by the end of this year.
Source: Xinhua
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