Sudanese Army Sent Negotiators To Saudi Arabia To Discuss Humanitarian Truce

KHARTOUM, May 6 (NNN-SUNA) – The Sudanese Army said yesterday that, it has sent negotiators to the Saudi port city of Jeddah, to discuss the humanitarian truce, as part of a Saudi-American initiative, to end the conflict in the country.

“As part of the Saudi-American initiative, a delegation of the Sudanese Armed Forces left for Jeddah, to discuss the details relating to the truce,” the Sudanese army said in a statement.

“This tends to secure and prepare suitable circumstances, to deal with the humanitarian aspects for our citizens under the current conditions,” the statement added.

Earlier this week, both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), agreed to extend the truce for seven days.

The RSF has not officially confirmed that it had sent negotiators to Jeddah, though local media reports said so.

Sudan has been witnessing deadly armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF, in the capital city of Khartoum and other areas, since Apr 15, with the two sides accusing each other of initiating the conflict.

According to the UN, thousands of Sudanese citizens have been displaced or forced to seek refuge in safe areas in Sudan and neighbouring countries, including Egypt, Ethiopia and Chad.

So far, the deadly clashes have left 550 people dead and 4,926 others wounded, according to the Sudanese health ministry.

– NNN-SUNA