Press Release: Council conclusions on South Sudan

The Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on South Sudan on 23 May 2016, following the formation of a transitional government of national unity in South Sudan on 29 April 2016. The European Union notably encouraged the transitional government to take swift and decisive steps to restore peace and stability in the country and to move forward promptly with implementation of the 2015 agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Foreign Affairs Council, 23 May 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/foreign-affairs-council-23-may-2016/

EU: EEAS: EU Relations with the Republic of South Sudan http://eeas.europa.eu/south_sudan/index_en.htm

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