RSF welcome final communique of Sudan Neighboring States Summit in Cairo

CAIRO – 14 July 2023: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have welcomed the final communique of Sudan Neighboring States Summit, which was held in Cairo at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

In a statement on Thursday, the RSF said the summit is consistent with the regional and international efforts made to halt the war in Sudan and adopt a comprehensive solution with the aim of tackling the problem in Sudan.

“This represents a victory for our vision that we have been reiterating since the beginning of the war,” the RSF added.

The RSF hailed the step as a “strong boost to the continued efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States with the aim of reaching ceasefire, delivering humanitarian aid and protecting civilians.”

The RSF called for the integration of all international and regional efforts by unifying the proposed initiatives to facilitate and accelerate access to a comprehensive solution.

This should take place especially along with the Jeddah platform and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) initiative, the RSF affirmed.

The RSF stressed full preparedness to work with all actors inside and outside Sudan to reach a radical solution to the crisis by restoring the democratic civilian track in order to ease the suffering of the Sudanese people.

Neighboring States Summit

Sudan’s Neighboring States Summit was hosted by the Egyptian capital on Thursday with the participation of the heads of state and governments of Egypt, the Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan.

The leaders at the summit agreed to form a ministerial mechanism comprised of foreign ministers of Sudan’s neighboring states to coordinate common efforts to resolve the current conflict.

The Ministerial Mechanism shall hold its first meeting in N’Djamena, Chad, and will be mandated to develop an action-plan that includes practical steps towards stopping the fighting.

The action-plan will seek to reach a comprehensive solution to the crisis through direct communication with various Sudanese parties in complementarity with the existing mechanisms, including the IGAD and AU.

The leaders also reiterated the importance of preserving the Sudanese State and its institutions and stressed the utmost priority of formulating a comprehensive approach to addressing the current crisis and its humanitarian ramifications.

Moreover, the leaders called on the international community to step up efforts to provide crucial humanitarian aid and to address urgent shortages in food and medical supplies in Sudan.

They also agreed to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid provided to Sudan through the territories of neighboring states, in coordination with relevant international agencies and organizations.