Port Sudan, December ( Darfur 24) The IGAD Secretariat announced that the emergency summit of heads of state that was held yesterday, Saturday, in Djibouti, regarding the situation in Sudan, obtained the approval of both parties to the fighting in Sudan to meet immediately and agree to stop hostilities.
IGAD Secretary Workni Qibiho previously tweeted on the “X” Twitter platform by saying that “the conference effectively obtained a commitment from the Sudanese belligerents to meet immediately and agree to stop hostilities.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council – Army Commander – Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan stated that the priorities for resolving the crisis are to confirm commitment to the Jeddah Declaration of Humanitarian Principles, a ceasefire, and removing obstacles to providing humanitarian aid, followed by launching a comprehensive political process based on pure national will, to reach a consensus. National Council on managing the transitional period and holding general elections.
He said in his speech before the summit that signing the “Jeddah Declaration” of humanitarian principles was a real and early opportunity to end the Sudanese crisis peacefully, and he saw that this was possible if those he called the rebels adhered to what was signed. However, he returned and said, “But it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that The rebellion did not have any political will to stop its war on the state and citizens.”
The summit supported the 6-point African map proposed earlier to resolve the Sudan crisis. The solution map states: Which adopts a plan that combines the vision of the Jeddah Platform with the “IGAD” proposals; On measures that lead to stopping the war and launching a political process that leads to the transfer of power from the military to civilians; The map includes a permanent ceasefire, transforming Khartoum into a demilitarized capital, and removing the forces of both parties to assembly centers 50 kilometers from Khartoum, in addition to the deployment of African forces to guard strategic institutions in the thee capital.
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