The South Sudanese government and opposition rebels are due to start peacetalks in Addis Ababa today.
Mediators have said that the rivals are expected to reach an agreement in order to halt the violence that has plagued the country.
"The two sides are expected to reach an agreement on the cessation of hostilities and peaceful resolution of the current political crisis," a statement by the Ethiopian government said.
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