washington – warring factions in sultan U.S. and Saudi mediators announced on Saturday that the two sides had agreed to a new short-term truce after repeated attempts to broker it failed.
The United States and Saudi Arabia said in a statement that Sudanese troops and Rapid Support Forces met in the Saudi port city of Jeddah to sign a seven-day ceasefire, which will take effect Monday in Sudan at 9:45 p.m. local time . Joint Statement. The ceasefire could be extended if both parties agree.
“The parties have conveyed to the Saudi and US mediators their commitment not to seek military advantage during the 48-hour notice period after signing the agreement and before the start of the ceasefire,” it said.
Previous talks in Jeddah resulted in an agreement between the two sides protect civilians and ease flow humanitarian aid affected people by conflict. but, earlier ceasefire agreement Sunk on charges of two violations.
“It is well known that the previously announced ceasefire between the parties has not been respected,” the U.S. and Saudi statement said.
“Unlike previous ceasefires, the agreement reached in Jeddah was signed by all parties and will be backed by a US-Saudi and internationally-backed ceasefire monitoring mechanism.”
The Oversight and Coordination Committee will consist of three representatives each from the United States and Saudi Arabia, and three representatives from each party.
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