UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Exiled South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar declined to renounce violence or declare a unilateral ceasefire and instead demanded new peace talks outside the war-torn country, an international mediator told the United Nations on Thursday.
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The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the European Union.
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