July 15, 2024 (JUBA)- South Sudan and neighboring Sudan are discussing mechanisms through which the safety of South Sudanese nationals currently trapped in the conflict areas of war-torn Sudan could be guaranteed. South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs minister, Ramadan Abdallah Goch said discussions at the top leadership levels are continuing to safeguard the safety of the nationals from South Sudan after reports and graphic images depicting how authorities in Sudan have been handling South Sudanese nationals emerged in recent weeks. “We have seen reports and graphic images and as the government we have a way of conducting verifications and channels through which such issues are addressed”, he told Sudan Tribune. The South Sudanese official said the government would use appropriate channels to verify and raise the issue which have already attracted public attention. In recent weeks, there have been graphical images of South Sudanese nationals being thrown on pick-up trucks and put in congested enclosures as waiting areas in preparation for deportation to states in South Sudan at the border with Sudan. In 2012, the two countries signed a cooperation granting four freedoms agreement, allowing citizens of both states to enjoy “freedom of residence, freedom of movement, freedom to undertake economic …

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