The IGAD Council of Ministers is calling for immediate formation of the interim government to enable dialogue on the creation of 28 new states.

A communiqué released on Sunday by the Council at the end of its 55th Extra-Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa held over the weekend, noted that it is concerned by the recent decision of the government to implement the October 2, 2015 Presidential Decree on the creation of 28 new states.

“Such action is inconsistent with the terms of ARCSS,” the communiqué said.

The Council, however, underlined that this should not delay the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity.

It “calls on the Parties to immediately implement, by no later than the first week of February 2016, the first phase of the Transitional Security Arrangements for Juba in order to provide for the establishment, without further delay, of the TGoNU”.

The communiqué also demanded the full and unconditional implementation of the Agreement by the Parties.