American Negotiations..

Ibrahim Al-Siddiq Ali

It is important to stop at some indications regarding the American Invitation to a new round of negotiations between the government and the Rapid Support RSF Militia in Geneva on August 14, 2024.
The Invitation came after the failure of attempts to enter through the door of indirect dialogue in Geneva by Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s envoy, and America had exerted political and media pressure to achieve a breakthrough, but its efforts did not bear fruit.. During the past months, calls from humanitarian organizations to open some relief corridors have escalated, especially from Chad to Sudan via the Odi crossing, which the Sudanese government firmly rejected..
-The American Invitation cannot be viewed in isolation from the circumstances and repercussions of the American election campaign, and the Democratic Party’s fortunes have declined, with Biden’s withdrawal and Kamala Harris’ rise, and the Democratic Party is calling for help from minorities, lobbies and civil society groups, and Harris’s campaign, which is of immigrant origin (Indian mother, Jamaican father), seeks to attract the votes of these groups, and achieve a breakthrough, no matter how formal, and this is the reason for determining the decisive date..
The situations of the election campaign are stressful..
The US Secretary of State made notable concessions in his invitation:
A- Limiting the talks to humanitarian aspects and excluding the political track, and this item was the reason for the failure of the last rounds in Jeddah, as international and regional parties tried to cram political issues and a controversial agenda (ceasefire or truce)..
B- Talk returned about Jeddah platform and considering it the basis and reference, after intensive attempts to bypass it and escape from it, particularly since Jeddah platform is linked to practical obligations (the May 11, 2023 agreement)..
Noting that the US Special Envoy to Sudan had previously hinted to some political forces about the futility of Jeddah platform..
The US invitation came without mentioning the US Special Envoy William Perlo, and there was no mention of his efforts and contacts, and this is confirmation that the invitation is of an electoral and propaganda nature and nothing more..
The invitation suggested other parties to expand the dialogue and include Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)the African Union (AU) addition to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, without the participation of the United Nations (UN) which is concerned with humanitarian issues, which casts a shadow On the invitation..
This time, there was no talk of any threats or warnings, and the truth is that the Biden administration in its last days does not have any options (stick or carrot)..
The Sudanese government will have to deal calmly with the American invitation and conduct a dialogue with the American side, to explore its intentions, and since the time factor is the decisive point, this is available to the government, and perhaps it is more appropriate to send the same delegation of the Humanitarian Action Commission that participated in Geneva recently, with the addition of consultants and experts..