RIYADH: Foreign minister Saudi Arabia called for an immediate end to all forms of military escalation in Sudan amid separate telephone calls to the head of the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces group on Sunday.
In his telephone calls to the commander of Sudan’s military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the head of the RSF, the Saudi Foreign Minister Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the current situation in the country and stressed the importance of returning to the framework transition agreement which guarantees security and stability for Sudan and its people.
The minister affirmed the Kingdom’s call for calm and prioritizing national interests in a way that preserves the gains of Sudan and its people.
Escalation Between RSF and Sudan Military
Sudan’s military and the RSF battled Saturday fiercely in the capital and other adjacent areas, dealing a new blow to the hopes for a transition to democracy and raising further fears of a wider conflict.
The clashes capped months of enhanced tensions between the military and the RSF. Those tensions resulted in a delay in dealing with political parties to get the country back towards the short-lived transition to democracy, which was sidetracked by a military coup in October 2021.
Clashes continued on Sunday, and the death toll stands at 56.
