Following consultations in Jeddah with an American delegation, Sudanese Information Minister Graham Abdul Qader affirmed Sudan’s commitment to implementing the Jeddah Declaration, while noting that the U.S. team relied on incorrect information in assessing the situation. T
he consultations ended without an agreement on a Sudanese government delegation’s participation in the upcoming Geneva talks scheduled for August 14th.
Minister Abdul Qader stated on Sunday that the American delegation failed to justify the creation of a new negotiation platform.
Earlier, Mohamed Bashir Abu Numo, head of the Sudanese government delegation, reported that the consultative meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, concluded without reaching an agreement.
The Sudanese government delegation had traveled to Jeddah on Friday to discuss the U.S. invitation to negotiations aimed at ending the 15-month-long war between the armed forces and rapid support forces. In late July, Washington invited both sides to negotiations to achieve a ceasefire.
Washington had earlier clarified that the Geneva negotiations, facilitated by Saudi Arabia, would include the African Union, Egypt, the UAE, and the United Nations as observers.
On Friday, UN spokesperson Alessandra Vellucci in Geneva emphasized, “This is not a UN initiative, but we support all efforts that can help resolve the crisis in Sudan.”
Sudan has been embroiled in a war since April 2023 between rapid support forces and the army, which has so far resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and a major humanitarian crisis. Past mediation efforts by the United States and Saudi Arabia have failed.
The conflict has displaced over 11 million people within Sudan and across its borders, according to the UN, destroyed infrastructure, and pushed the country to the brink of famine.
