Al-Yurae- Deputy Commander-in-Chief Shams al-Din al-Kabbashi said during a leaked clip published by local media that the army delegation received an invitation from the US-Saudi mediation to resume talks, noting that his delegation will head next Thursday to Jeddah to engage in the talks suspended since last July.
After more than six months at the army headquarters in the center of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Kabbashi arrived in Port Sudan, the country’s administrative capital, since the outbreak of the April 15 war.
The Sudanese Sovereign Council said that the commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met on Sunday, al-Kabashi, noting that the meeting discussed the operational situation in light of the moves made by the armed forces to resolve what he called “the rebellion of the terrorist Rapid Support militia against the state.” Burhan also met with Defence Minister Yassin Ibrahim Yassin.
According to the Sovereignty Council, the meeting discussed developments in the country following “the brutal aggression, violations and crimes committed by the Rapid Support Forces against citizens and civilian objects, as well as the conduct of military operations that it said aim to eliminate and resolve the rebellion, and efforts to achieve security and stability.”
Last week the United States has called on both sides to return to the negotiating table, saying in a statement Wednesday that a victory for either side of the fighting would cost the Sudanese and their country dearly.
On May 11, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces signed the Jeddah Declaration, which contained several texts, most notably reaching a short-term ceasefire agreement, opening humanitarian corridors, and allowing relief to reach those in need in conflict areas. In July, Sudan’s military withdrew its negotiating delegation from the Jeddah talks, citing the need to implement rapid support for the declaration’s provisions.
