A failure by the former vice president to do so would destroy any hope for peace in the war-torn country, South Sudan President Salva Kiir said.
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Saturday urged opposition leader Riek Machar to return home "urgently" to help form a government of national unity.
A peace deal signed by the parties of the country's six-year-old conflict calls for the formation of a government of national unity on 12 May. But Kiir said that "we should hold the interest of our people above and beyond any personal fears, resentments and interests. The September peace deal has ended most of the fighting, but progress towards a unified army and the security of the capital have been slow.
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