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Russia insists warring parties in South Sudan sit down to talk

Russian presidential special envoy for African countries Mikhail Margelov urges the parties to start negotiations

MOSCOW, December 25. /ITAR-TASS/. The events in South Sudan are tragic and dangerous, and Russia insists the warring parties sat down to talk themselves, Russian presidential special envoy for African countries Mikhail Margelov told Itar-Tass.

Now “the international community is doing everything possible to settle the conflict. Russia is taking an active part in these efforts”, the Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee chairman said.