President of Egypt Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pleaded with the warring parties in Sudan to put down their weapons in exchange for peace talks and to allow for the safe delivery of humanitarian goods.
He listed these as the top two priorities in his opening remarks at a summit on the war taking place in Cairo:
Firstly, calling on the warring factions to cease escalation and to start without further ado on serious negotiations that aim at reaching an immediate and sustainable ceasefire.
Quote Message: Secondly, calling on all Sudanese parties to facilitate the passage of humanitarian aid, to provide safe passage to deliver this aid to the areas most in need inside Sudan, and to establish a mechanism to provide needed protection to the humanitarian aid convoys and the staff of the international relief agencies to help them do their jobs.”
Secondly, calling on all Sudanese parties to facilitate the passage of humanitarian aid, to provide safe passage to deliver this aid to the areas most in need inside Sudan, and to establish a mechanism to provide needed protection to the humanitarian aid convoys and the staff of the international relief agencies to help them do their jobs.”
Some of Sudan’s neighbors, including South Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic, are also present at the summit.
The conflicting military factions have sent representatives to the summit, although earlier regional and global peace efforts have been unsuccessful.