美国呼吁南苏丹直接政治谈判

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　　U.S. Special Envoy⁴ to Sudan and South Sudan, Donald Booth, is in the South Sudanese capital Juba to secure final commitment from Kiir and Machar to begin talks that could begin "in the coming days", State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said in the statement.

　　Booth is working with leaders from the Inter-Governmental Authority for Government nations to arrange for the negotiations⁵, Psaki added.

　　Kiir said he was ready to begin talks with Machar "without preconditions" to end the current crisis in South Sudan, Booth told reporters on Monday.

　　Deadly clashes have escalated⁶ in South Sudan since Dec. 15, following what Kiir's government claimed was an attempted coup⁷ by soldiers loyal to Machar, who was dismissed in July.

　　"The U. S. urges all parties in the crisis in South Sudan to implement⁸ an immediate⁹ cessation of hostilities," Psaki said.

　　An end to hostilities will offer critical humanitarian¹⁰ access to people in dire¹¹ need and open a space for a mediated political dialogue between the opposing sides, she added.

　　The U.S. also warns the leaders of South Sudan that those who seek to take or hold power by violence will not have U.S. support and may violate international law, according to the statement.

　　The U.S. moved additional Marines and aircraft from Spain to the Horn of Africa on Monday to provide embassy security and help with evacuations from South Sudan.

　　A defense¹² official told reporters that the extra forces moved to Djibouti would bring the total U.S. troops in the region to 150, with 10 aircraft. Of those forces, about 45 U.S. Army troops are in South Sudan providing security.

　　The U.S. State Department said on Sunday some 380 U.S. officials and citizens as well as about 300 citizens of other countries had been airlifted out of South Sudan.

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