Sudan welcomes President Trump's decision to end the war in Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed US President Donald Trump's statement that he would initiate a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the East African country upon a request by the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Salaman, who visited the White House this week.
“The Government of Sudan welcomes the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America to achieve a just and equitable peace in Sudan,” a statement from the Sudanese collective presidency led by Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah al Burhan said on Wednesday.
The statement said Sudan commends both leaders “for their continued concern and efforts to stop the bloodshed in Sudan”.
It affirmed the government's readiness to engage seriously with the US and Saudi Arabia to achieve the peace that Sudanese people await.
US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos said in a post on X that President Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States is “committed to ending the horrific conflict" in Sudan.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are working with our partners to facilitate a humanitarian truce and bring an end to external military support to the parties, which is fuelling the violence. With peace and stability, the Sudanese people can return to civilian-led governance in a unified Sudan,” Mr. Boulos said.
President Trump himself, in a post on social media, said “tremendous atrocities" were taking place in Sudan, adding that ”it has become the most violent place on Earth and likewise the single biggest humanitarian crisis". He said food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed.
He said Arab leaders, including the Saudi Crown Prince, have asked him to use the power and influence of his presidency to bring an immediate halt to what is happening in Sudan.
“We will work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and other Middle Eastern partners to get these atrocities to end while at the same time stabilising Sudan,” the US President wrote.
Sudan’s civil war pits the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – once allies who turned their weapons on each other in April 2023. Fighting has displaced more than ten million people, destroyed large parts of Khartoum and triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
The RSF faces accusations of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, including recent atrocities reported in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state.
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in March this year that both sides were responsible for "a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of detainees".
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week severely criticised RSF for the “terrible” things it has been doing in the war and called for a cut off of its weapons supply.
Speaking to reporters in Hamilton, Canada, after a meeting of the G7 Foreign Ministers, he said he discussed it multiple times with multiple countries adding “what’s happening there is horrifying”.
“…I think something needs to be done to cut off the weapons and the support that the RSF is getting as they continue with their advances. I think it’s telling – the humanitarian groups are telling us that some of the levels of malnutrition and suffering that they’re seeing from some of these people who have been able to flee is unprecedented, they’ve said.”
The Quad, which comprises the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE, has proposed that a three-month humanitarian truce should be followed by a ceasefire agreement between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
The RSF has announced that it has agreed to the humanitarian truce “in response to the aspirations and interests of the Sudanese people”.
It said in a statement that the humanitarian truce is in order to address the “catastrophic humanitarian consequences of the war and to enhance the protection of civilians”.
“The Rapid Support Forces also looks forward to implementing the agreement and immediately commencing discussions on the arrangements for a cessation of hostilities and the fundamental principles guiding the political process in Sudan, in a manner that addresses the root causes of the conflicts, ends the suffering of the Sudanese people, and creates the appropriate environment for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace through the full commitment of all parties involved.”
Lt. Gen. al-Burhan has, however, again set conditions for truce: the surrender of RSF.
In another tough speech last week, he called on everyone who can carry a weapon to join the fight against the RSF and their collaborators who “have no place in Sudan”. The Sudanese government is against the involvement of the UAE in the peace efforts because it claims it has been arming the RSF.
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