{"id":57274,"date":"2025-11-16T00:07:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T21:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=57274"},"modified":"2025-11-16T00:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T21:11:39","slug":"abdel-aati-and-the-motives-behind-his-visit-to-port-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/abdel-aati-and-the-motives-behind-his-visit-to-port-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdel-Aati and the Motives Behind His Visit to Port Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Zain Al-Abidin Saleh Abdelrahman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aati has paid a visit to Port Sudan \u2014 his fourth since assuming leadership of Egypt\u2019s diplomacy. During the visit, he met with Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. Following the meeting, Abdel-Aati outlined the purpose of his trip, delivering an extensively diplomatic statement about the deep ties between the two countries and stressing Egypt\u2019s supportive position toward the unity of Sudan and its national institutions, foremost among them the armed forces.
\nHowever, two key points warrant special attention: Abdel-Aati stated that his visit reflected President Sisi\u2019s keenness to \u201cmonitor the situation in Sudan,\u201d and later added that the Sovereignty Council\u2019s chairman briefed him on the field and humanitarian situation on the ground. Although this remark came as an early part of Abdel-Aati\u2019s statement, it was clearly a response to Sisi\u2019s concern over the current developments in Sudan, especially on the battlefronts.<\/p>\n

Abdel-Aati\u2019s emphasis on Egypt\u2019s support for Sudan\u2019s \u201cGovernment of Hope,\u201d and his remark that Cairo is working to strengthen regional stability in coordination with international partners, indicates a firm alignment with the government in Port Sudan and a rejection of alternative political formations such as \u201ccaretaker\u201d arrangements or similar initiatives. It also alludes to President Sisi\u2019s recent European tour, during which he held discussions with several leaders on issues of mutual interest \u2014 discussions that undoubtedly touched on the Sudanese conflict, its regional implications, and avenues for ending it. Talks also addressed the role of certain states that have become part of the conflict by allowing their territories to be used for providing reinforcements and logistical support to the militias.<\/p>\n

Abdel-Aati made no notable reference to the Quad, and following a meeting that included Sudanese Foreign Minister Muhi Al-Din Salem, the Egyptian foreign minister, and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, the Sudanese diplomat delivered an explicit message. Salem stated that \u201cthe Sudanese government is dealing bilaterally with our brothers in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and with our friends in the United States, and we are receiving full cooperation from them.\u201d He added that the Quad \u2014 comprising Saudi Arabia, the United States, the UAE, and Egypt \u2014 is \u201can entity that exists only in the media and has no direct relation to the Government of Sudan.\u201d He went on: \u201cIf the international community wants to address the Sudan conflict, it must acknowledge that what is happening in Sudan is an outright invasion \u2014 for someone with no connection to this country to come, kill, loot, then withdraw \u2014 and the world must be told exactly what is taking place.\u201d
\nHere, the Sudanese foreign minister clarified his government\u2019s stance toward the Quad without ambiguity \u2014 and in the presence of Egypt\u2019s foreign minister.<\/p>\n

In an interview conducted by journalist Hassan Ismail with General Al-Burhan, the army chief stated that \u201cMussaad Boulos told us he wanted to succeed in the mediation file, and we told him that with this approach he would fail miserably. The only way to achieve a positive breakthrough in this file is to adopt the roadmap we presented to you.\u201d Al-Burhan added, addressing Boulos: \u201cYou are mistaken if you think that the fall of Al-Fashir will weaken us and push us to accept a ceasefire. We will fight to retake Al-Fashir \u2014 you will see. We told the Americans to arrange a meeting between us and Abu Dhabi\u2019s leadership. Indeed, they brought Shakhbout, and in the presence of the Americans we presented 21 flash drives containing detailed evidence of the UAE\u2019s role in the war. Shakhbout could not respond or deny; he left the meeting silently.\u201d
\nThese remarks confirm that the Quad\u2019s formation was little more than an American initiative aimed at fulfilling former President Trump\u2019s aspiration for a Nobel Peace Prize \u2014 a matter irrelevant to the Sudanese people. If Washington wishes to pursue peace, it should focus on ending the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Statements by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, given in Canada during the G7 foreign ministers\u2019 meetings, reflect a shift in Washington\u2019s stance. Rubio said, \u201cWe are now exerting pressure on the countries supporting the militia to halt their arms supplies \u2014 continued support only complicates the crisis. The militia is implicated in systematic war crimes against civilians, not merely isolated incidents. If designating the militia a terrorist organization helps resolve the conflict, then so be it.\u201d
\nThis marks a departure from U.S. policy since 2019, which sought to impose a political outcome on the Sudanese people. If the militia is officially designated as a terrorist organization, half the effort required to stop the war would already be achieved.<\/p>\n

The Egyptian foreign minister\u2019s visit aimed to gain a clearer understanding of the realities of the war in Sudan \u2014 its progress, consequences, and the necessary steps to preserve Sudan\u2019s unity and safeguard state institutions that have been devastated by the militia, which enjoys support from the UAE and assistance from neighboring countries serving as channels for logistical support and mercenaries.
\nIf the U.S., which leads the Quad, were serious about ending the war, it would have demanded that the UAE halt its military support to the militia rather than insisting on its involvement \u2014 sometimes as an observer, other times as a mediator. Those who cheer for the Quad, expecting its armies to intervene, are the same actors who once encouraged the militia\u2019s coup attempt.
\nEgypt, for its part, does not impose its will on Sudan; rather, it listens to Khartoum\u2019s perspective. Cairo was already aware of Washington\u2019s shifting position and sought to brief the Sudanese government in Port Sudan accordingly.<\/p>\n

Thus, Sudan\u2019s national priorities must be logically ordered in accordance with unfolding events: ending the war first; removing the militia from both the military and political arenas; then moving to the political stage by preventing foreign interference in Sudan\u2019s affairs; followed by a national dialogue that includes political forces approved by the public, alongside the implementation of justice. These are all points for discussion \u2014 and we ask God for wisdom and clarity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Zain Al-Abidin Saleh Abdelrahman Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aati has paid a visit to Port Sudan \u2014 his fourth since assuming leadership of Egypt\u2019s diplomacy. During the visit, he met with Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. Following the meeting, Abdel-Aati outlined the purpose of his trip, delivering an extensively diplomatic …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57274","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=57274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57275,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57274\/revisions\/57275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}