“Our goal in these talks is very focused, first to get agreement on a declaration of humanitarian principles, then a ceasefire long enough to facilitate the consistent delivery of much needed services,” Nuland said during the interview. testimony before the Senate. Relations Committee.
And she added: “If this step is successful, and I spoke to our negotiators this morning and they were cautiously optimistic, then it will allow for broader discussions with other local, regional and international parties for a definitive cessation of fighting, then a return to civilian rule, as the Sudanese people have been demanding for years. »
Fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, which erupted on April 15, has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and triggered an aid crisis.
The UN’s International Organization for Migration said the number of internally displaced people in Sudan more than doubled in a week, to 700,000.
Criticism of American politics
Nuland has come under criticism from senators, due to the US administration’s handling of issues in Sudan.
Senators from the Republican and Democratic parties questioned Nuland on Washington’s policy towards Sudan and the evacuation of Americans since the outbreak of fighting last month, and why sanctions were not imposed following the decisions of the army in 2021, which overthrew the civilian component of the transitional government.
Nuland said Washington had “imposed harsh sanctions on Sudan, including the suspension of bilateral aid, no debt relief, and the imposition of sanctions last year on Sudan’s central reserve police. “.
It should be noted that the commander of the army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hamedti), are not subject to any American sanction.
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