Tunisia welcomes outcome of Sudan's Neighboring Countries Summit

CAIRO – 15 July 2023: Tunisia welcomed, on Friday, the outcomes of the summit of Sudan's Neighboring Countries, which was hosted by on Thursday.

Tunisia expressed its hope that Egypt’s initiative would contribute to advancing regional and international efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful and comprehensive solution to the crisis in Sudan, the statement added.

The Tunisian Foreign Ministry renewed the call for an immediate end to the conflict in Sudan, in order to preserve Sudan's security, stability and territorial integrity.

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.