South Sudanese warring parties to a peace agreement have failed to agree on how many states the country should have, going into the peace agreement and beyond, observers said Wednesday.

Axar.az reports citing Turkish media.

A two-day meeting held in Juba, overseen by the Deputy President of South Africa David Mabuza and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special envoy to South Sudan Ismail Wais, ended in deadlock Wednesday.

The parties are now narrowing to only two options on the number of states, Mabuza told reporters.

“Where we are now we have nudged all the parties and we are only left with two views and these two views, we are going to escalate them,” he said.