Warring Sudanese rival forces resume peace talks in S/Arabia

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday announced their delegations’ arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to resume a new round of negotiations.

“Based on the SAF’s belief that negotiation is the means that may end the war, we accepted the invitation. We will go to Jeddah to complete what we previously agreed upon.

“This is the full implementation of the Jeddah Declaration. It is to facilitate humanitarian work and the return of our citizens and normal life to the cities.

“The rebels have wreaked havoc looting, burning, random bombing and raping in these cities,” the SAF said in a statement.

It stressed that the resumption of talks does not mean the cessation of armed confrontations against the RSF.

On its part, the RSF said in a statement on Wednesday that “in response to the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America to resume negotiations, our negotiating delegation arrived in Jeddah today”.

“We hope the other party will show credibility, realism and the will to reach a solution. We hope that this will stop the war and end the suffering of our people,” the statement said.

The RSF further expressed willingness to reach a peaceful settlement for the conflict and achieve the aspirations of building the Sudanese state on new foundations and rebuilding one professional national army.

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In July, we suspended the Jeddah peace talks over fundamental differences between the Sudanese warring parties.

Since May 6, Saudi Arabia and the United States have patronised negotiations between the Sudanese warring parties in Jeddah.

Since then, several truces have been reached and breached, with the two sides accusing each other of violating them.

Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the SAF and the RSF in Khartoum and other areas since April 15.

These have resulted in at least 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry.

According to the UN International Organisation for Migration, nearly 5.8 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan due to the prolonged conflict between the SAF and the RSF. (Xinhua)