“Pre-negotiation” talks began on Saturday and are expected to continue, Saudi Arabia said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KHARTOUM - Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end toThe US-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .
Battles since mid-April have killed hundreds of people and wounded thousands of others, disrupted aid supplies and sent 100,000 refugees fleeing abroad. “We were lucky to travel to Abu Dhabi, but what’s happening in Khartoum, where I spent my whole life, is painful,” said 75-year-old Abdulkader, who also caught an evacuation flight to the UAE. “Leaving your life and your memories is something indescribable.”While mediators are seeking a path to peace, both sides have made it clear they would only discuss a humanitarian truce, not negotiate an end to the war.
The conflict started on April 15 following the collapse of an internationally backed plan for a transition to democracy.
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