TEHRAN, June 19 - South Sudan President Salva Kiir will meet his rival and former vice president Riek Machar in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as part of talks to negotiate an end to a civil war that broke out in 2013, Ethiopia’s foreign ministry said.
The United States hailed a ceasefire deal by South Sudan's president and rebel chief, urging both sides to "swiftly" implement its promises to end nearly five months of civil war.