Kabbashi: Our Position Regarding Proposed Initiatives is to Implement Jeddah Platform Decisions

Sudan Events – Follow-ups

Member of the Sovereign Council and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Shams Al-Din Kabbashi, has confirmed that the declared position of the Government of Sudan towards the regional initiatives, neighboring countries, the African Union and IGAD is to implement the decisions of the Jeddah Platform in accordance with the conditions previously announced by the government, reiterating the government’s keenness for peace.
The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar met at his residence in Juba, Sunday, with Lieutenant General Shams Al-Din Kabashi.
During the meeting, Machar expressed his solidarity with the government of Sudan and the Sudanese people in the ordeal of the current war.
Machar, briefed the member of the Sovereign Council, on the position of implementing the revitalized South Sudan Peace Agreement, considering that Sudan is a guarantor of this agreement.
Lieutenant General Shams Al-Din Kabashi affirmed that Sudan stands with the stability of the situation in South Sudan because of its repercussions on stability in Sudan and in the region.
The member of the Sovereign Council expressed the Government of Sudan’s thanks and appreciation to the Government of South Sudan for the kind treatment of Sudanese citizens who took refuge in the South due to the war.
The member of the Sovereign Council provided an update to the First Vice President of the State of South Sudan on the security, political, economic and humanitarian situation in Sudan.