The IGAD mediation announces the release of the text of the proposed Compromise Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, noting that the draft "has been developed through the extensive negotiations by the South Sudanese stakeholders since the IGAD mediated negotiations began in January 2014. It reflects the ideas, concerns, and interests of the South Sudanese parties and stakeholders." The mediators call on the parties to return to Addis Ababa by August 5 to finalize the agreement.