In a joint statement, “Saudi Arabia and the United States urged both parties to realize their responsibilities to the people of Sudan, to seriously engage in these talks, and to establish a roadmap for the talks end military operations, focus on ending the conflict, spare the Sudanese people further suffering and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the affected areas.”
The statement added: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States commend the efforts of all countries and organizations that have expressed support for the holding of these talks, including the Quartet, the League of Arab States and the Mechanism tripartite,” according to the Saudi Press Agency, “SPA.”
The statement concluded by saying, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States urge the continuation of coordinated international efforts for broad negotiations involving all Sudanese parties.”
The Sudanese army announced on Friday evening that it would send negotiators to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss a ceasefire.
The army said in a statement posted on its Facebook page: “As part of the Saudi-American initiative that has been put forward since the beginning of the crisis, a delegation of the Sudanese Armed Forces left this evening (Friday ) in Jeddah to discuss the details of the truce which is renewed.
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