War in Sudan: Sudan government announces it will not take part in Geneva talks – BBC News Arabic

Consultations between a delegation from the Sudanese government and American officials, in collaboration with the Saudi government in the city of Jeddah, ended without an agreement.

The head of the Sudanese government delegation involved in the consultations with the US government delegation, Muhammad Bashir Abu Nama, announced in a tweet on his account on the “X” website that he recommended that the Sudanese government or the army would participate in Geneva. talks expected on the fourteenth of this month with the Rapid Support Forces.

Khartoum had asked these consultancies to present their “concerns” before deciding to participate in the Geneva talks with the Rapid Support Forces.

Although the head of the Sudanese government delegation did not reveal the reasons for the failure of the consultations, informed sources confirmed to the BBC that the government delegation said that IGAD and the United Arab Emirates would not participate as negotiators. observe in the following discussions.

The sources said that the government delegation requested that participation in the talks be in the name of the Sudanese government and not the army, as well as implementing the outcomes of the Jeddah Agreement before engaging in new conversations.

Washington had announced talks with representatives of the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the middle of this month regarding a ceasefire.

They extended an invitation to the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, and said that Egypt, the UAE, the African Union, and IGAD would participate in the talks as observers.

In a related context, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdel Ati, met today, Sunday, with the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on the aspect of attending the inauguration of Rwandan President Paul. Kagame in the capital, Kigali.

A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry indicated that Minister Abdel-Ati emphasized at the meeting the continued Egyptian role in supporting Sudan, its institutions, the unity and integrity of its land, and non-interference in internal affairs.

During the meeting – the first of its kind after Minister Abdel Ati took office last month – the efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to Sudan were discussed.

This meeting comes as a result of press reports and statements by Sudanese officials, indicating the possibility of canceling the round of talks in Geneva, due to the lack of consensus at the Jeddah talks, after statements from the leader Sudanese government delegation, Muhammad Bashir Abu. Nama, on Sunday, that the consultation meetings with the United States in the city of Jeddah Saudi Arabia ended without reaching an agreement on the participation of the delegation of the Sudanese government in the negotiations that were recorded in Geneva on August 14.

This comes as military operations continue between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state.

Military sources told the BBC that the army air-bombed the sites of Rapid Support gatherings in several areas of the city.

She said the Rapid Support Forces bombed several areas east of El Fasher with heavy artillery.

These developments came a day after battles described as the fiercest between the two sides since the fighting in El Fasher began about five months ago.

Witnesses said that the battles, which lasted several hours, left dozens of civilians dead and wounded, especially in the livestock market area.

For its part, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in North Darfur confirmed in a statement that the only operating hospital in El Fasher received dozens of injuries, including emergency cases.

Since the middle of April last year, Sudan has witnessed an ongoing war between the Sudanese military forces led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, nicknamed Hemedti, which continued to a large number of deaths and injuries, the destruction of vital institutions, and the displacement of more than 10 million people, according to international organizations.