Parliamentary delegation from South Sudan calls on President Murmu

A parliamentary delegation from South Sudan led by the Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly Jemma Nunu Kumba on Wednesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati BhavanWelcoming the delegation to India the President said India and South Sudan enjoy cordial and friendly relations She said India is proud to be a major troop contributor to the UN Peace keeping Missions in South Sudan read a release from Rashtrapati BhavanIndia in January 2023 deployed a platoon of women peacekeepers in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force UNISFAMurmu added that apart from Peace Missions Indian soldiers are playing an important humanitarian role and contributing to furthering relations between the two countriesAlso Read Rahul Gandhi disqualification Kharge accuses Centre of double standardsThe President said India is determined to be a reliable development partner for South Sudan She expressed confidence that the youth of South Sudan would take advantage of the training and capacity building opportunities provided by Indias ITEC and ICCR scholarship programmes added the releaseMurmu said South Sudan can benefit from Indias experiences in parliamentary democracy in its ongoing political process including the drafting of a new Constitution She further said that India would extend its full support to South Sudan in this processSouth Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 Since its independence It has suffered ethnic violence and civil war ethnic massacres and killings of journalistsThe UN Security Council by its resolution 1990 of June 27 2011 responded to the urgent situation in Sudans Abyei region by establishing the UNISFA The Security Council was deeply concerned by the violence escalating tensions and population displacementThe operation has been tasked with monitoring the flashpoint border between north and south and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and is authorised to use force in protecting civilians and humanitarian workers in AbyeiUNISFAs establishment came after the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement SPLM reached an agreement in Addis Ababa Ethiopia to demilitarise Abyei and let Ethiopian troops monitor the areaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever