South Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Dau revealed that the Sudanese army commander, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, confirmed to the President of South Sudan, Salva Kermyardit, his agreement to meet the Rapid Support Commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, outside Khartoum. He said in a statement today (Wednesday): Salva Kiir is still trying to convince Hamidti to meet with Al-Burhan.
He added that President Salva Kiir made a phone call with Al-Burhan and Dagalo to extend the current truce to another 72 hours. According to the foreign minister, he confirmed that the warring parties in Sudan had agreed to extend the current truce.
Meanwhile, the White House announced that a second American had died in Sudan yesterday, and White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that violence had declined sharply in Sudan, and that the United States was actively working to facilitate the evacuation of a small number of Americans wishing to leave. Leave the country. He stressed the need to maintain and extend the ceasefire in Sudan to address the humanitarian crisis, adding: We will continue to work diplomatically with the parties to reach a permanent ceasefire in Sudan.
