Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, announced that the Sudanese authorities have agreed to indirect negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), mediated by Libya and Turkey.
In an interview with the “Sputnik” agency on the sidelines of the diplomatic forum in Antalya, Al-Sadiq stated, “We remain committed to finding a peaceful solution through negotiations, but we also emphasize that any solution must be based on the ‘Jeddah platform,’ which we will implement and then proceed forward.”
He added, “Based on our conviction of the necessity of negotiations, we immediately agreed to the Libyan initiative, and it is expected that indirect negotiations will be conducted through Libyan and Turkish mediation.”
The Sudanese Foreign Minister highlighted that “the agreement reached in May 2023, through the ‘Jeddah platform,’ includes the withdrawal of RSF forces from civilian homes and government institutions and the clearing of Khartoum from all armed elements. However, the RSF did not comply with the terms of this agreement.”
Last week, both the head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the commander of the RSF, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, visited Tripoli, Libya, at the invitation of the Libyan Government of National Unity to explore the possibility of achieving a ceasefire in the war that has been ongoing for over 10 months.
The Libyan Government of National Unity announced that it had proposed an initiative for a solution after discussions with both sides of the conflict, stating that it was “welcomed” by both parties.
Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese Army and the RSF have been engaged in a conflict that has resulted in numerous casualties and approximately 8 million displaced persons and refugees, according to the United Nations.
