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August 25 ,2015 (JUBA)- South Sudanese government has decided to accept the signing the compromise peace deal which president Salva Kiir declined to sign last week with the rebel leader, Riek Machar, secretary general of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Pagan Amum.

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (L) prior to a meeting on 3 March 2015 in Addis Ababa (Photo: AFP/Zacharias Abubeker)

Representatives of the former detainees, representatives of faith based groups and representatives of the national figures also signed.

According to a statement from his office, President Kiir will sign the deal on Wednesday 26 August.

Presidential spokesperson Ateny Wek Ateny told reporters on Tuesday that the signing the regionally and internationally backed peace agreement to end over 20 months long conflict will be done in the capital, Juba.

The announcement comes a day after an expanded leadership consultation meeting which brought together members of his cabinet, state governors, heads of commissions and other institutions.

The leadership meeting chaired by president Kiir himself with participation of his deputy, James Wani and other leading officials was preceded by a consultative meeting with the Security Council members.

(ST)