2023-04-26 18:20:16
The commander of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, agreed in principle to meet with the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), South Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Dau told Sky News Arabia.
Dau added, during a phone conversation, on Wednesday evening, that his country’s president, Salva Kiir, has been communicating with Al-Burhan and Hamidti since Tuesday, to hold a meeting between the two sides and resolve the current crisis, and that Kiir called on the two parties to the conflict in Sudan to cease fire, expressing his willingness to visit Khartoum at any time.
The Sudanese army confirmed that the proposals of the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) include sending a representative of the army and the Rapid Support Forces to Juba for negotiations.
Juba: Al-Burhan agreed in principle to meet Daglo
Al-Burhan agreed to meet
Daw pointed out that Al-Burhan agreed in principle to the possibility of holding talks with the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, noting that the President of South Sudan is trying to communicate with Hamidti to offer the possibility of meeting with Al-Burhan.
“The President of South Sudan is in contact with them (Al-Burhan and Hamidti), and he is ready to go to Khartoum at any time. He offered them to meet in Sudan or abroad, so that they can discuss how to stop this war,” Dau told Sky News Arabia.
He stressed, “Al-Burhan agreed in principle to hold talks inside Sudan, while we are trying to reach Hamidti and talk to him regarding this proposal.”
Daw referred to his country’s call to extend the armistice in Sudan for an additional 72 hours, commenting: “The president made this proposal in the name of IGAD, and we await a response to stop the bloodshed that may affect the entire region, especially southern Sudan.”
He stressed the continuation of communication with the two sides to stop the war and return to the negotiating table in order to establish peace in Sudan, saying that they have not agreed until now on the place where the talks will take place.
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