UN, AU urge warring parties in South Sudan to embrace dialogue


JUBA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and peace monitors in South Sudan on Thursday called on the country's leaders to cease hostilities and urgently resume dialogue to advance the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.

The AU Mission in South Sudan, the UN Mission in South Sudan, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, an East African bloc, and the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, which monitors peace implementation, expressed concern about the rapid deterioration of the political and security situation across South Sudan.

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