Mr. Franz Rauchenstein:

Indeed, some members of the international community have been very active. For example, what is called the troika - the US, the UK, and Norway - has been part of the negotiating team. China, the African Union and the EU have been accompanying the mediators from the IGAD, which is the sub-regional organisation, to broker and try to motivate the parties to adhere to this peace agreement. These efforts have been made and the visit of President Obama to Addis Ababa very recently has given an additional push to the signing of this agreement.