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KAMPALA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday urged leaders in neighboring South Sudan to unite and work for peace in the country.
In a state house statement issued here, Museveni said the people of South Sudan need peace for economic transformation and development.
Museveni on Friday morning met a delegation from South Sudan led by the new First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, minister of defence and veteran affairs Kuol Manyang Juuk and South Sudan Ambassador to the United Nations Akuei Bona Malwal.
The delegation said that relative calm has returned to the troubled nation and that the parliament has reopened and is fully operational.
They said their government has embarked on a program to implement the peace agreement and they are working on building cohesion in the Presidency and making reforms for the country.
A new round of fighting erupted in the capital Juba on July 8 between forces of President Salva Kiir and those loyal to former First Vice President Riek Machar, killing hundreds and forcing thousands to flee to neighboring countries. Enditem
