Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has urged parties to the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) to build inter-party trust to ensure that pending chapters are implemented.

Last week, RJMEC’s Interim Chairperson Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai issued an assessment report detailing how mistrust among the peace partners was silently affecting the implementation of the peace agreement.

Even though the commission acknowledged the progress made in the reconstitution of the legislative assembly and other areas, it also pointed out that certain crucial areas such as the implementation of chapter two were still to be addressed.

On Thursday, the commission met for the 18^th time to reflect on the status of the truce and reiterated the need for the tackling of the security arrangements.

“With the memories of celebrating ten years of independence fresh in our minds, we note that August and September mark the halfway point of the Transitional Period and the three years since the signing of the R-ARCSS respectively,” Maj. Gen. Gituai said.

“Even though some progress has been made in some areas of implementation of the (Peace) Agreement, a critical concern remains on the security arrangements, which is fundamental to the peace process,” he added.

The National Transition Committee (NTC) pledged last week that plans were underway to graduate the forces from various training camps.

In his Independence Day celebration speech on July 9, President Salva Kiir said the country was at the advanced stage to graduate 53,000 military trainees drawn from various parties attached to the 2018 peace agreement.