Al-Yurae- International mediation efforts between the conflicting parties have made a progress, with both the army and the RSF signing a preliminary agreement of principles in Jeddah on Thursday evening.
This came according to what was quoted by a Saudi channel, and the Sudanese Umma Party on its Facebook page, about a week after the Kingdom hosted those talks in coordination with Washington.
Saudi TV channel “Al-Arabiya” website stated that the “Jeddah Declaration” in which the Sudanese army and the rapid support affirmed their commitment to the sovereignty and unity of Sudan, and welcomed the efforts of the friends of Sudan, as well as the parties agreed to refrain from any attack that would cause civilian damage.
The agreement also included the parties’ recognition that “the interests of the Sudanese people are their priority, and that the Sudanese army and RSF take all precautions to spare civilians any harm, including allowing all civilians in Sudan to leave areas of hostilities and besieged activities.”
In a related context, the National Umma Party, one of the largest parties of the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change, (formerly the ruling coalition) confirmed in a statement on its Facebook page, the issuance of the announcement.
The party reported on Facebook “the text of the Declaration of Principles that was signed a short while ago between the armed forces and the rapid support in Jeddah,” which repeated what the sources told the channel.
Under this ” Jeddah Declaration”, the parties commit themselves to complete evacuations, respect public and private facilities in Sudan, protect medical personnel and public facilities in Sudan, as well as adopt simple and quick procedures for humanitarian relief operations in Sudan.
The parties also agreed to commit to protecting the needs and necessities for the survival of civilians in Sudan, and the need to observe regular humanitarian pauses and days of calm as needed in Sudan.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday night that preliminary talks between representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces had begun in Jeddah on Saturday.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed that Saudi Arabia and the United States of America urged the parties to seriously engage in the talks, in order to achieve an effective short-term ceasefire, work to facilitate the delivery of emergency humanitarian aid, restore basic services, in addition to setting a timetable for expanded negotiations to reach a permanent cessation of hostilities.
Since April 15, violent and large-scale clashes have been taking place between the Sudanese army forces and the Rapid Support Forces, in different areas of Sudan.
, mostly concentrated in the capital Khartoum, leaving hundreds of civilians dead and wounded, while there is no official count of military casualties on both sides of the conflict.
