南蘇丹政府將與叛軍舉行停戰談判

Delegates for South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar are gathering in Ethiopia for peace talks, in a bid to end violence that has left more than 1,000 people dead.

Fighting continues in South Sudan as the sides prepare to meet. Officials said Wednesday there were renewed clashes between government troops and forces loyal to Machar in Bor, a town about 120 kilometers from the capital, Juba.

On Tuesday, rebels recaptured Bor, a key city they had briefly held before being ousted by government forces last week.

The bloodshed in the world's newest country began in mid-December when Mr. Kiir accused his former vice president Machar of attempting a coup.

President Kiir and Machar have both committed to the peace talks in Addis Ababa, which are being brokered by IGAD ((the Intergovernmental Authority on Development)), an East African regional bloc.南蘇丹總統基爾和反政府武裝領導人馬查爾雙方的代表正在埃塞爾比亞集合，準備舉行和平會談，爭取結束南蘇丹暴力。暴力已經導致一千多人喪生。

在雙方準備會晤之際，南蘇丹的戰鬥仍在持續。有關官員星期三說，在距離首都朱巴大約120公里的博爾，政府軍和忠於馬查爾的部隊重新爆發衝突。

星期二，反政府武裝重新攻佔了博爾。上星期，他們曾短暫佔領這座重鎮，後來被政府軍趕走。

南蘇丹是世界最新成立的國家。南蘇丹的流血衝突在12月中旬開始，當時，總統基爾指責他的前副總統馬查爾企圖政變。

總統基爾和馬查爾都表示一定會參與在埃塞爾比亞首都亞的斯亞貝巴舉行的和談。和談是由東非地區集團“政府間發展組織”（IGAD）從中斡旋的。