U.S. Presidential Advisor for African Affairs, Messad Pauls, held talks in Egypt, followed by meetings in Rome alongside Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji, with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby. The discussions focused largely on efforts to end the conflict in Sudan.
Pauls met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and together with Al-Khuraiji, met President Déby.
In a post on the platform X, Pauls wrote that he had met the Egyptian president “to discuss regional challenges and explore opportunities to facilitate peace,” noting that the United States “values Egypt’s leadership in addressing conflicts, including its constructive role in Sudan.”
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Al-Khuraiji met with Pauls to review bilateral relations and discuss recent regional and African developments.
According to the statement, Al-Khuraiji and Pauls held an official meeting with President Déby to “intensify efforts aimed at strengthening security and peace and resolving the conflict in Sudan.”
Pauls added that he met with Al-Khuraiji in Rome “to enhance joint efforts to resolve conflicts and promote peace across the region.”
“Regarding Sudan,” he said, “we are working through the Quad to take urgent and coordinated steps to restore peace and stability and end the suffering of the Sudanese people.”
In another post on X, Pauls reiterated that his meeting with the Egyptian president had “focused on regional challenges and opportunities to advance peace,” stressing that “the United States appreciates Egypt’s leadership in managing conflicts, including its constructive role in Sudan and its partnership within the Quad framework.”
