Sudan’s neighboring countries agreed today (Thursday) to form a ministerial mechanism on the Sudanese crisis at the level of the foreign ministers of neighboring countries, to hold its first meeting in N’Djamena, stressing in a final statement of the summit conference of Sudan’s neighboring countries that the meeting of the ministerial mechanism includes the development of an executive action plan that includes proposing practical solutions And implementable to stop the fighting and reach a comprehensive solution to the Sudanese crisis through direct communication with the various Sudanese parties, in complementarity with the existing mechanisms, including IGAD and the African Union.
The summit mandated the communication mechanism to discuss the executive measures required to address the repercussions of the Sudanese crisis on the future of Sudan’s stability, unity and territorial integrity, to preserve its national institutions and prevent them from collapsing, to put in place safeguards to ensure the reduction of the negative effects of the crisis on neighboring countries, and to study the mechanism for delivering humanitarian and relief aid to the people. Sudani, provided that the mechanism presents the results of its meetings and its recommendations to the next summit of Sudan’s neighboring countries, the date of which has not been determined.
The meeting emphasized full respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Sudan, non-interference in its internal affairs, dealing with the existing conflict as an internal matter, and emphasizing the importance of non-interference of any external parties in the crisis in a way that impedes efforts to contain it and prolongs its duration.
The meeting stressed the importance of preserving the Sudanese state, its capabilities and institutions, and preventing its disintegration or fragmentation and the spread of chaos factors, including terrorism and organized crime in its vicinity, which will have extremely dangerous repercussions on the security and stability of neighboring countries and the region as a whole.
The conferees expressed their concern about the continuation of military operations and the sharp deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in Sudan. In the closing statement of their summit held in Cairo, they called on the warring parties to stop the escalation and commit to an immediate and sustainable cease-fire to end the war, and to avoid taking the lives of innocent civilians among the Sudanese people and destroying property. .
The meeting called for the need to deal with the current crisis and its humanitarian consequences in a serious and comprehensive manner, taking into account that the continuation of the crisis will result in an increase in the displaced and the influx of more people fleeing the conflict to neighboring countries, which will represent additional pressure on their resources that exceed their ability to absorb, which requires the need for society to bear International and donor countries for their responsibility in allocating appropriate amounts of pledges that were announced at the relief conference to support Sudan, which was held on June 19, in the presence of neighboring countries.
The meeting expressed deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, and condemned the repeated attacks on civilians, health and service facilities.
The meeting called on all parties of the international community to make every effort to provide urgent relief assistance to address the acute shortage of food, medicine and health care supplies, in a way that alleviates the severe repercussions of the crisis on innocent civilians.
The meeting agreed to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid provided to Sudan through the territories of neighboring countries, in coordination with the relevant international agencies and organizations, to encourage the safe passage of aid to deliver it to the areas most in need inside Sudan, and to call on the various Sudanese parties to provide the necessary protection for international relief personnel.
The meeting stressed the importance of a political solution to stop the ongoing conflict, and to launch an inclusive dialogue for the Sudanese parties aimed at starting a comprehensive political process that meets the aspirations and aspirations of the Sudanese people for security, prosperity and stability.
The summit of the Swan Neighborhood Conference continued
Sudan is witnessing a conflict between the army forces led by the head of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Hamdan Daglo “Hamidati”. The conflict has killed more than 2,800 people and displaced about 2.8 million people, including 600,000 in neighboring countries of Sudan.
