US diplomat promotes “voluntary” disarmament in Jonglei state
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March 8, 2012 (BOR) – Susan Page, the US ambassador to South Sudan,
said on Wednesday her country “encourages... voluntary disarmament” in
Jonglei state where government forces are to collect illegal weapons.
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Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang Juuk (left) and US ambassador Susan Page
(right), in Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan. March 7, 2012 (ST)
Speaking at a joint press briefing with Jonglei governor, Kuol Manyang
Juuk, after a closed-door meeting in Bor, Page said the US commends
South Sudan’s efforts to restore peace in the troubled province.
Over 12,000 South Sudanese troops are deployed in Jonglei waiting for
the process to begin.
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