A delegation from CTSAMVM met with Australia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and South Sudan, H.E. Dr. Peter Hunter, to discuss the evolving security situation in South Sudan and progress in implementing Chapter II of the 2018 R-ARCSS.
The meeting focused on the country’s security landscape, with both sides expressing concern over continued violations of the Permanent Ceasefire and the challenges they pose to South Sudan’s peace process.
Outgoing CTSAMVM Chairperson Maj. Gen. Teshome Anagawe briefed the ambassador on the mechanism’s monitoring and verification activities, emphasizing its role in tracking compliance with the ceasefire, documenting violations, and supporting confidence-building measures among the parties to the peace agreement. He also highlighted operational and resource constraints that continue to affect CTSAMVM’s ability to implement its mandate fully.
Ambassador Hunter reaffirmed Australia’s support for CTSAMVM and its contribution to promoting peace and stability in South Sudan. He stressed the importance of sustained monitoring, impartial verification, and accountability for ceasefire violations in preserving the gains of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Describing CTSAMVM as “the eyes and ears of the peace agreement,” the ambassador said the mechanism remains indispensable to safeguarding the implementation of the R-ARCSS and supporting the country’s fragile peace process.
