President Salva Kiir has urged the SPLM in Opposition to recommit to a ceasefire agreement signed last year.

He said this will create a good environment for negotiations that could lead to a final peace agreement.

The president was speaking at the opening of the first session of the national legislature today.

He revealed a road map for the peace process.

“I believe the crises are our own and we also own the solutions to them,” President Kiir told the parliamentarians.

“Two: is full commitment to cease fire in order to create peaceful and amicable environment for the negotiations to succeed .This will also allow access of humanitarian assistance to our affected citizens in the country.”

The President also directed all the security organs to provide maximum security to the people and their property.

However, the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly, Onyoti Adigo, said there was nothing new in the speech of the President.

“He did not give anything to show that he is serious about peace,” argued Hon Adigo.

“If he is serious about peace, he should make a two day- or three-day national contentious dialogue of all the political parties in the country, with civil societies; with the religious leaders; with the youth and the women and then we look for the way forward.”

The national legislature is resuming sittings after a recess of more than three months.