JUBA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a one-day State visit, the presidency said.
President Kiir was accompanied by the country's chief peace negotiator and government ministers for talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
The South Sudanese leader is expected to brief the Ethiopian prime minister about South Sudan's position on the peace talks led by the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
"The president of the republic would discuss with the new Ethiopian Prime Minister the government's position on the recent IGAD proposal on the revival of the country's peace," the presidency said.
It is Kiir's first visit to Ethiopia since the resignation of former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Ethiopia is hosting peace talks aimed at reviving South Sudan's stalled 2015 peace deal.
The second round of the High Level Revitalization Forum ended last week without any deal after the warring parties rejected a proposed power sharing deal developed by IGAD. IGAD is yet to announce the next date for the negotiations.