Egypt has held discussions with Norway on ways to cease the ongoing conflict in Sudan, emphasizing the necessity of fully respecting its territorial sovereignty.
Yesterday, Sameh Shoukry, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, received a phone call from his Norwegian counterpart, Anniken Huitfeldt. The diplomats discussed how to enhance and bolster bilateral relations between Egypt and Norway, developments in Sudan, and the Palestine issue.
Both ministers affirmed during the call Egypt’s and Norway’s aspiration to foster bilateral relations and elevate them in various fields. The Norwegian Minister inquired about Shoukry’s assessment of the outcomes of the Summit of Sudan’s neighboring countries, applauding the Egyptian initiative to hold the Summit. She expressed her aspiration that the efforts of Sudan’s neighboring countries will contribute to resolving the Sudanese crisis and ending the ongoing war.
Minister Shoukry outlined Egypt’s efforts since the onset of the crisis, calling for an immediate ceasefire, welcoming Sudanese in Egypt, and providing medical and humanitarian aid to border crossings. He lauded the latest summit’s agreement among participating countries to fully respect Sudan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and to emphasize the importance of a political solution to end the ongoing conflict. A ministerial mechanism concerning the crisis at the level of the neighboring countries’ foreign ministers was established.
On the ground, the Sudanese army launched artillery shells yesterday morning towards the Rapid Support Forces’ positions in the capital, Khartoum, and Omdurman. The army’s air force intensified its aerial attacks on various parts of East Khartoum, including Burri, Garden City, and the beach neighborhoods, along with shelling the surroundings of the Sports City south of Khartoum.
In the meantime, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, stressed the necessity of coordinating international efforts to resolve the crisis, after the conflicting parties returned to the negotiation path in Jeddah.
Furthermore, a lawyer for former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir disclosed that the bombing targeted the hospital floor in Omdurman where al-Bashir and two senior officials from his previous regime were staying. The lawyer, Hashem Abu Baker al-Ja’ali, added that al-Bashir and the other officials, Bakri Hassan Saleh and Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein, were unharmed by the bombing, as reported by the Sudan Tribune newspaper.
