In Sudan, the parties came to the table for a ceasefire

It has been reported that the first talks between the representatives of the president of the Sudan Sovereignty Council and army commanding general, Abdulfettah al-Burhan, and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (HDK), Mohammed Hamdan Dagalu, began in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The official agency of Saudi Arabia, SPA, included a joint statement by Saudi Arabia and the US on the subject. Recalling that the Riyadh and Washington administrations have taken political initiatives to end the ongoing conflict since April 15, the following statements were used:

“Saudi Arabia and the United States welcome the start of preliminary talks with representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah.”

The statement called on both sides to “fulfill their responsibilities to the Sudanese people, draw up a roadmap in talks to halt military operations and end the conflict.”
The joint statement also called for “the continuation of coordinated international support for an expanded negotiation process involving the participation of all Sudanese parties.”

SAUDI-US INITIATIVE

Faisal bin Ferhan, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, assessed developments in Sudan yesterday in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

In a written statement made by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the meeting, it was stated that the meeting of the representatives of the conflicting parties in Sudan with the Saudi-US special initiative. it was discussed in Jeddah, and the initiative was aimed at reducing the level of tension in a way that would ensure the security and stability of Sudan and its people. It was stated that its objective was to prepare the ground for dialogue necessary for the

In Sudan, the disagreement in recent months over “military security reform”, which called for the full involvement of the Rapid Support Forces (HDK), created in 2013 to support government forces against armed rebels in the Sudan region, Darfur became a hot-button conflict on the morning of April 15. (AA)