RIYADH (AFP) – Negotiations in Jeddah between Sudan’s warring parties will focus on a ceasefire deal and the delivery of humanitarian aid but not on broader political issues, Saudi Arabia said.
“The talks aim to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, establish ceasefires and other confidence building measures, and build toward a permanent cessation of hostilities,” a foreign ministry statement said. “The talks will not address broader political issues,” it
added.
Previous mediation attempts brokered by the United States (US) and Saudi Arabia yielded only brief truces, and those were systematically violated. The latest talks are being held in partnership with a representative of the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African regional bloc led by close US partner Kenya.
The US State Department said, “Sudan’s civilians must be the ones to define Sudan’s path going forward.”
