The Sudanese Army and the Rapid Reaction Forces (Special Forces) agreed in principle to a ceasefire in the country for a week starting Thursday. According to TASS, this was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Sudan.
“Sudanese Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Special Forces Chief Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hamidti) approved in principle a 7-day truce to come into effect on May 4,” the South Sudanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement quoted by Asharq TV channel. It is indicated that the ceasefire agreed between the parties will have to operate from May 4 to 11.
In addition, as noted in the Foreign Ministry of South Sudan, the leaders of the conflicting parties agreed to appoint their representatives “in the peace talks.” The Foreign Ministry indicated that the talks “will be held in a place chosen by the parties themselves.”
Some time ago, the UN representative in Sudan said that negotiations between the parties to the Sudanese conflict “may take place in the capital of South Sudan, Juba, or in the Saudi city of Jeddah.” Earlier, the Al Jazeera TV channel informed that the commander of the army of Sudan agreed in principle with the initiative to organize a meeting between the representative of the Armed Forces and the rapid reaction forces, the venue of which should be Juba. No date was mentioned for the proposed meeting.
The situation in Sudan has escalated due to disagreements between army commander al-Burhan, who also leads the Sovereign Council, and the head of the rapid reaction force, Dagalo, who is his deputy in this body. The main contradictions between the two military structures of the country are related to questions about the timing and methods of forming a unified Armed Forces of Sudan, as well as who should become the commander-in-chief of the army: a professional military man, for which al-Burhan stands, or an elected civilian president, as Dagalo insists. On April 15, clashes began between the two mentioned structures near the military base in the city of Merov and Khartoum. More than 600 people have died in the country since the fighting began, according to the Ministry of Health.
Source: Rosbalt
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