India reiterates support to Sudan government, urges execution of Juba Peace Agreement

India endorsed execution of Juba Peace Agreement in Sudan and voiced support for transitional government led by Abdalla Hamdok on Friday. news broke during a virtual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level event on Sudan hosted by rway's UN envoy in New York. In a tweet that was shared earlier today, Pratik Mathur, Counsellor in India's Permanent Mission to United Nations wrote, "Participated in #UNGA High-Level Virtual Event on #Sudan w/h @antonioguterres organized by @rwayUN expressed support for Transitional Government led by @SudanPMHamdok & implementation of Juba Peace Agreement. @UNITAMS receives #India's support for its role in peace process."

Juba Agreement for Peace includes a wide range of topics

According to Human Rights Watch, Sudan's first year of a three-year democratic transition following President Omar al-Bashir's resignation in 2019 was marked by a failing ecomy, political tensions and ongoing popular rallies for justice and reforms. pandemic of COVID-19 added to difficulties. Sudan's transitional government and many of country's major armed factions signed Juba Agreement for Peace in October 2020. Agreement is extremely complicated and includes a wide range of topics, including governance, security and transitional justice, and is meant to guide future constitutional negotiations.

Juba, South Sudan's capital signed peace agreement between Sudanese government and several armed movements to end decades of conflict in Darfur, South Kordofan and Sourn Blue Nile, which resulted in millions of people being displaced and hundreds of thousands killed, with participation of many sponsors, most tably United Nations on Saturday, October 3, 2020.

A number of Western countries were present at signing ceremony

presidents of Chad, Djibouti and Somalia, as well as prime ministers of Egypt and Ethiopia, Emirati Minister of Energy, US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan and representatives from some Western countries, were present at signing ceremony in Juba's Freedom Square. Sudan Liberation Army Movement, Arko Minawi branch, Justice and Equality Movement, and popular movement, Malik Aqar's wing, were among armed organisations that signed Juba Agreement and or factions.

(Inputs from ANI)

Im: Facebook/@Pratik Mathur, AP