JUBA, 20 June 2015 [Gurtong] – Hon. Racheal Nyadak Paul, Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting while addressing journalists after the council of ministers meeting on Friday said the council has agreed to join the EAC.

“The Council resolved that joining the East Africa Community is a key interest to the people of South Sudan” said Nyadak.

Nyadak added that the approval on the timeline on how the agreed project can be implemented will be discussed in the assembly which the council has agreed.

“There will be a summit in October this year where possibility may be South Sudan can be a member of EAC” she said.

The Deputy Minister said the council also had a briefing on the aspects of joining the EAC including discussions on the risks and benefits.

“The council further discussed and resolved the need to sensitize the community on how important joining the community is and if there are risks they have to be discussed on how to come out of those risks” she said.

“Already there are interests and there are gains or benefits of joining the East Africa Community” she said.

In regards to obtaining a visa to the East African countries, she said “you don’t obtain your visa in Juba to travel to the East Africa like Kampala or Nairobi; you just get your visa at the airport whenever you feel like to travel. I think these are the good things that we have seen” she explains.

Source: Gurtong

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