RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has condemned the targeting of vital facilities and infrastructure in Port Sudan and Kassala in the Republic of Sudan.
The Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Sunday, said such acts represent a threat to regional stability as well as Arab and African national security.
“The Kingdom calls for an immediate end to the war in Sudan and urges the protection of the Sudanese people and the prevention of further suffering and destruction,” it said.
The ministry reaffirmed that the solution to the crisis lies in a Sudanese-Sudanese political resolution that respects Sudan’s sovereignty and unity and supports the institutions of the Sudanese state.
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The Ministry also reiterated the Kingdom’s rejection of these violations and stresses the importance of protecting civilians and implementing the commitments made in the Jeddah Declaration (Commitment to Protect Civilians in Sudan) signed on May 11, 2023.
Over the past three months, more than 140 children have been killed or maimed in Al Fasher alone, underscoring the relentless toll of the ongoing war on children in Sudan,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said in a statement.
Last month, the Sudanese army retook complete control of Khartoum city from Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters after two years of losing the capital to the rebel paramilitary group.
According to the International Rescue Committee, the war has killed tens of thousands, displaced more than 12 million, and created the “biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded.
