Discussions between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the President of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Developments in the situation in Sudan and relations between the two countries.
This came during Sisi’s reception of Al-Burhan in Cairo, yesterday, Monday, on the sidelines of the 12th session of the World Urban Forum.
The Egyptian presidential spokesman said in a statement that Al-Sisi stressed the necessity of a ceasefire in Sudan, and the meeting also included “affirming the strength and solidity of the historical ties that bring together the two brotherly countries at the official and popular levels.”
He added that Sisi was keen to confirm the continued Egyptian support for Sudan at all levels, to get out of the crisis it is going through. He stressed “his country’s firm position seeking a ceasefire and stopping the blood of brothers in Sudan.”
For its part, the Sudanese Sovereignty Council stated that the discussions between Al-Burhan and Al-Sisi dealt with ways to strengthen, support and develop relations in a way that serves the peoples of the two countries, areas of cooperation and issues of common interest.
The Sudanese News Agency said that the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council briefed the Egyptian President on the latest developments in the situation in Sudan against the backdrop of “the rebellion of the terrorist Rapid Support militia against the state and its institutions.”
He affirmed his appreciation, along with all the Sudanese people, for Egypt’s keenness on the unity, safety and stability of the country on the one hand, and for the Egyptian people’s hosting of their Sudanese brothers during the current crisis on the other hand.
Determination and optimism
During his speech before the forum yesterday, Monday, Al-Burhan stressed the insistence of his country, “the people and the army,” to “preserve the Sudanese state and its institutions,” and to confront the plans that target the existence of the Sudanese people and their state, expressing his optimism about the end of the war and the start of reconstruction.
In his speech, Al-Burhan denounced what he described as “violations” by militias Fast support Terrorism against the Sudanese people, considering it “a war targeting their existence, their state, their civilization, their infrastructure, and their gains, which have always been in the service of Sudan’s brothers and a bridge for cooperation, communication, construction, and the transfer and exchange of benefits.”
Under the leadership of Al-Burhan, the Sudanese army has been waging a war against the Rapid Support Forces led by him since mid-April 2023. Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (The famous Hemedti), who was Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council before the dispute broke out between the two sides.
The war led to more than 20,000 deaths and more than 11 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations, while UN and international calls are mounting to end the war in order to spare Sudan a humanitarian catastrophe that began to push millions into famine and death as a result of food shortages due to the fighting that extended to 13 out of 13 countries. 18 states in the country.
