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· The Christmas messages issued by .Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Church of Scotland moderator Martin Fair urged South Sudan’s political leaders to implement the 2018 peace agreement
· They also maintained that the little progress achieved in implementing the peace message of 2018 should be consolidated and built on
The Christmas messages issued by .Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Church of Scotland moderator Martin Fair urged South Sudan’s political leaders to implement the 2018 peace agreement. They also maintained that the little progress achieved in implementing the peace message of 2018 should be consolidated and built on.
The message was addressed to South Sudan’s leaders since the government known as national unity government was formed in February between two former rivals after a civil war. The three church leaders also promised to visit the county. Earlier, the trip was delayed for a number of reasons including the brecent devastating flood and pandemic.
In a separate message Pope Francis expressed his affection and love to the people of Sudan and said that he would visit South Sudan as early as possible. All church leaders committed themselves to create a situation that the country would remain tension free.
