AMID the chaos in Sudan, the Arab League (AL) held an emergency meeting to talk about an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations to end the conflict.
Representatives of the AL held an emergency meeting in Cairo, Egypt, in an effort to stop the ongoing military clashes in Sudan and to seek peace negotiations to end the conflict once and for all.
Following the meeting, the AL Council stressed an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sudan.
The Egyptian representative to AL, Mohamed Mustafa Orfy, who chaired the meeting urged both Sudanese parties to return to a peaceful path and stressed the significance of non-interference in the internal affairs from external forces in Sudan.
“Egypt called on parties in Sudan to immediately stop all bloody armed conflicts, ensure safety of civilians and cherish lives of the Sudanese people. Egypt believes that Sudanese parties should eliminate differences, and seek peaceful and feasible solutions to resolve the crisis, in order to avoid further clashes,” said Obaida el-Dandarawy, Egyptian Deputy Permanent Representative to AL.
Sudan’s representative at the League AL-Sadiq Omar Abdullah, for his part, appealed to the AL to allow the Sudanese to settle their problems by themselves.
“We want to stress that efforts made by Arab countries are conducive to stabilizing the Sudan situation, but what is happening in the country is Sudanese internal affairs. We hope, we can make it clear during this meeting that the Sudanese people should resolve the conflict by themselves to avoid international interference,” said Al-Sadiq Omar Abdullah, Sudan’s Representative to AL.
Earlier, African Union’s Peace and Security Council also held an emergency meeting about the situation in Sudan.
World calls for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan
Clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces despite the United Nations (UN) proposal for a 3-hour humanitarian ceasefire.
The office of Kenyan President William Ruto earlier said that the African Bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) plans to send the Presidents of Kenya, South Sudan, and Djibouti to reconcile the Sudanese groups.
Other countries such as China, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the European Union have also appealed for an immediate end to the Sudanese conflict.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised concerns about continued clashes, while the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a serious shortage of medical supplies in Sudan, and appealed to all parties not to interfere with medical services amid conflicts.
