I welcomed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia With the return of the two parties to the conflict in Sudan to the negotiating table in Jeddah today, Thursday, she called for the resumption of discussions based on what was agreed upon between the two parties in previous rounds of negotiations.
A statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Kingdom urges… Sudanese armed forces AndRapid Support Forces To resume what was agreed upon between them in the Jeddah Declaration, signed on May 11, which stipulates the commitment of all parties to protect civilians in Sudan.
It also urged adherence to what was stated in the short-term ceasefire agreement signed by the two parties in the city of Jeddah on May 20.
The statement stressed Riyadh’s keenness on the unity of the Sudanese ranks, and called for wisdom to prevail and for an end to the conflict to spare bloodshed and alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people.
Representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and others from the Rapid Support Forces are participating in the negotiations hosted by Jeddah, with mediation and supervision from Saudi Arabia and the presence of other parties, including the United States of America, the African Union, and the Governmental Authority for Development.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Sudanese army announced that it had accepted an invitation to send a delegation to the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to resume negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces after 6 months of war.
The army said – in its statement – “Based on the belief of the armed forces that negotiations are one of the means that may end the conflict, we accepted the invitation to go to Jeddah to complete what was previously agreed upon.”
Since last April 15, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been engaged in bloody clashes in Khartoum and several states, which led to the death of more than 9,000 people, according to a United Nations tally. More than 5.6 million Sudanese have also left their homes and been displaced within their country or have taken refuge in other countries. Neighborhood.
All mediation attempts, including American-Saudi ones, have not succeeded so far in achieving any progress on the way to stopping the war, and the most they have achieved are short ceasefire periods.