South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir told the US Secretary of State John Kerry that he had "every intention" of signing a peace deal to end the conflict which began in December 2013, a US State Department spokesperson said.
"President Kiir assured the secretary that he has every intention of signing the peace agreement," the spokesperson was quoted as saying by Reuters.
"He said he needed a couple of more days of consultations but he made it very clear it was his intention to sign, which is encouraging," he added.
The comments came a day after the US president's national security advisor, Susan Rice, said that Washington was looking at proposing UN sanctions "if an agreement is not signed by the government within 15 days and a cease-fire is not implemented promptly by all parties." See more here.
"President Kiir assured the secretary that he has every intention of signing the peace agreement," the spokesperson was quoted as saying by Reuters.
"He said he needed a couple of more days of consultations but he made it very clear it was his intention to sign, which is encouraging," he added.
The comments came a day after the US president's national security advisor, Susan Rice, said that Washington was looking at proposing UN sanctions "if an agreement is not signed by the government within 15 days and a cease-fire is not implemented promptly by all parties." See more here.