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- Prince Faisal stresses importance of the commitment of all Sudanese parties to resume humanitarian efforts
RIYADH: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call with Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
During the call, they discussed developments in Sudan and Prince Faisal stressed the importance of the commitment of all Sudanese parties to resume humanitarian efforts.
He also urged the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to protect civilians and relief workers, and ensure the arrival of basic aid through safe humanitarian corridors.
Prince Faisal renewed the Kingdom’s call for calm, giving priority to the national interest, stopping all forms of military escalation, and resorting to a political solution that guarantees the return of security and stability to Sudan and its people, the ministry said in a statement.
Fighting between the two sides broke out on April 15, as both vied for power amid a planned transition to civilian rule.
At least 580 people have been killed in the capital, Khartoum, and more than 3 million Sudanese have been displaced, throwing the country into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.