UN can only lift sanctions when Juba peace deal is fulfilled: Guterres

Antonio Guterres.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

The Security Council can only lift the arms embargo on South Sudan when the 2018 peace agreement is fully implemented, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said.

In the latest report on benchmarks to assess the arms embargo in South Sudan, Mr Guterres said that the major matters that should be fulfilled include establishment of the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly, Commission of Truth and Reconciliation, full formation of States governments and the unification of forces into one professional army.