“Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces sign truce agreement for humanitarian corridors in Jeddah”

The source explained that, according to the agreement, the truce will be for a period of 7 days, subject to renewal, with the battles between the Sudanese army and the “Rapid Support Forces” entering its fifth week.

The final statement of the 32nd Arab summit, which was held in Jeddah and ended its work on Friday, stressed the following regarding the situation in Sudan:

• “We are following with interest developments in the situation and current events in the sisterly Republic of Sudan, and we express our deep concern about the repercussions of the crisis on the security, safety and stability of our countries and peoples.”
• “We affirm the need for calm, giving priority to the language of dialogue, uniting the ranks, lifting the suffering of the Sudanese people, preserving the national state institutions, preventing their collapse, and preventing any external interference in Sudanese affairs that fuels the conflict and threatens regional peace and security.”
• Considering the Jeddah meetings between the Sudanese parties an important step that can be built upon to end this crisis, restore security and stability to Sudan and protect the capabilities of its people.

The Rapid Support Forces welcomed the statement, saying: “We thank our Arab brothers for the great interest and solidarity with our people in these circumstances that they are going through because of this war.”

She added: “We have full confidence in the Arab leaders and brotherly and friendly countries to miss the opportunity for the return of the defunct terrorist regime to power in the face of the leadership of the coup forces, and to know the reality of the situation in Sudan and the causes of the crisis.”

For his part, Malik Agar, who was recently appointed Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council in Sudan, said that he “will harness all his capabilities to work towards a permanent ceasefire and stop the war in a sustainable manner.”

In a statement published on Saturday, Aqar announced his acceptance of the new position, and added: “Our duty today is to work to stop this war, and to reach logical solutions through the negotiating table to stop it and limit its effects and mitigate its impact on our beloved people.”

In his statement, he also sent two messages to the two parties to the conflict in Sudan, the army and the Rapid Support Forces, saying: “The armed forces must realize that achieving peace will only be possible through dialogue, and the Rapid Support Forces must realize that a single professional army is the way to achieve stability in Sudan.”

This comes at a time when clashes are still continuing in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, as the areas south and east of the city of Omdurman have witnessed, since midnight last night, clashes with heavy and light weapons between the two parties.