{"id":56934,"date":"2025-11-08T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=56934"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:29:16","slug":"sudanese-foreign-ministry-the-government-does-not-reject-a-truce-but-has-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/sudanese-foreign-ministry-the-government-does-not-reject-a-truce-but-has-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese Foreign Ministry: The Government Does Not Reject a Truce but Has Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudan Events \u2013 Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

The media advisor at Sudan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ammar Al-Arki, stated that \u201cthe Sudanese government does not object to a ceasefire on humanitarian grounds.\u201d Speaking to Russia\u2019s Sputnik Radio on Saturday, Al-Arki said that \u201cthe government has outlined through official state channels its openness to such a truce, provided that it respects national sovereignty and adheres to international laws and human rights principles.\u201d He noted, however, that \u201cthe government has reservations about the possibility that the Rapid Support Forces\u2019 (RSF) agreement to a truce might be an attempt to regroup and reorganize its military and political positions.\u201d Al-Arki recalled that \u201cthe RSF had previously rejected all calls from the UN Security Council and government initiatives, yet now accepts a ceasefire only after seizing control of Darfur and committing crimes that have drawn global condemnation.\u201d He added that Sudan\u2019s leadership intends to pursue legal and diplomatic measures to hold perpetrators accountable for violations, in accordance with laws governing military, political, diplomatic, and legal engagement. Al-Arki described the conflict as having an international dimension, saying that \u201cmany actors have intervened, and some forces have succeeded in blurring international positions,\u201d while emphasizing that \u201cthe African Union\u2019s stance and that of several Arab parties have been positive.\u201d He pointed to Egypt\u2019s clear position within the Quad mechanism, which stresses \u201cno compromise on Sudan\u2019s sovereignty or its state institutions, including the national armed forces.\u201d Al-Arki also noted Saudi Arabia\u2019s continued sponsorship of the Jeddah platform, saying \u201cthe Kingdom still calls for a return to the Jeddah forum, which was a model framework that sought to address the crisis before it escalated across Darfur.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the RSF announced its approval of a humanitarian ceasefire initiative proposed by the international Quartet\u2014comprising the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. The initiative calls for a three-month cessation of hostilities and the launch of an inclusive Sudanese dialogue leading to the formation of an independent civilian government within nine months. However, a Sudanese military official stated the same day that while the army welcomes the Quartet\u2019s proposal, it would not agree to a truce unless the RSF withdraws completely from civilian areas and surrenders its weapons, in line with previous peace proposals.<\/p>\n

UN Special Envoy to Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, described the proposed humanitarian ceasefire as \u201ca rare opportunity to halt the fighting, protect civilians, and alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people.\u201d In a post on X, he affirmed the United Nations\u2019 readiness to work with regional and international partners to turn the proposed truce into \u201ca genuine bridge toward peace,\u201d urging the warring parties to seize the opportunity. \u201cA lasting ceasefire,\u201d he said, \u201ccould open space for dialogue and a serious political process\u2014the only path to a just and enduring peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the governor of Darfur, Minni Arko Minnawi, stated that acceptance of a humanitarian truce must be preceded by the RSF\u2019s withdrawal from cities, residential areas, and hospitals, the release of detainees, and the safe return of displaced persons. \u201cThere can be no ceasefire without protecting civilians and holding perpetrators accountable,\u201d he wrote on X, warning that any truce implemented without such conditions \u201cwould mean the division of Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sudan\u2019s ambassador to Washington, Mohamed Abdullah Idris, reiterated his government\u2019s commitment to the roadmap it submitted to the United Nations and called on the international community to support the efforts of the civilian government led by Prime Minister Kamil Idris.<\/p>\n

Sudan has been mired in a power struggle between the national army and the RSF since April 2023, a conflict that has claimed more than 40,000 lives and displaced around 12 million people internally and externally, while plunging the country into a severe food crisis.<\/p>\n

On the ground, local sources reported that on Saturday morning, the army shot down a drone flying over the city of El-Obeid, the largest city in Kordofan region, amid growing international and domestic concern over the ongoing military buildup by both the army and the RSF in preparation for major battles expected in the area. Eyewitnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat that air defense systems detected two high-altitude drones, and the sound of anti-aircraft fire was heard across the city. The army later released video footage showing the wreckage of a drone on the outskirts of El-Obeid. These developments followed the army\u2019s interception a day earlier of a swarm of RSF drones targeting Omdurman\u2014one of the three cities forming the capital, Khartoum\u2014as well as strikes on Atbara in River Nile State, northern Sudan. Videos circulating on social media captured moments when army defenses intercepted the drones.<\/p>\n

The RSF has intensified its use of drones against military and civilian targets in areas under army control, while the army\u2019s air force carried out drone strikes on RSF positions in several cities across Darfur on Thursday, reportedly causing casualties among RSF fighters. Local sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the RSF has massed large forces in preparation for an assault on the army\u2019s 22nd Infantry Division in the city of Babnousa, western Kordofan, while other RSF units are maneuvering around towns near El-Obeid. Two weeks after seizing control of El-Fasher\u2014the army\u2019s last stronghold in Darfur\u2014the RSF has threatened to expand its military operations into Kordofan State.<\/p>\n

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sudan Events \u2013 Agencies The media advisor at Sudan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ammar Al-Arki, stated that \u201cthe Sudanese government does not object to a ceasefire on humanitarian grounds.\u201d Speaking to Russia\u2019s Sputnik Radio on Saturday, Al-Arki said that \u201cthe government has outlined through official state channels its openness to such a truce, provided that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56936,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56934\/revisions\/56936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}