Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We cannot allow this situation to persist for a long time… this chaos must not continue,” Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said at a joint press conference in Cairo with Ramtane Lamamra, the United Nations (UN) secretary-general’s personal envoy for Sudan.
Speaking after the fifth consultative meeting on coordinating peace efforts, Abdelatty said continued fighting would undermine any prospects for recovery or reconstruction and that three years of devastating war had “devoured everything green and dry,” warning that continued fighting would further destabilize the region.
“Any talk of reconstruction and development must be linked to the restoration of security,” he said.
Abdelatty said Egyptian delegations had made several visits to Sudan to assess damage, particularly in Khartoum and surrounding areas, adding that Egypt had completed an assessment of losses to key facilities.
He said Cairo is coordinating with regional and international partners—including European countries, the United States, the World Bank, and Gulf states—on efforts to rehabilitate infrastructure and protect remaining facilities from attacks by armed groups.
“We are moving on more than one track,” Abdelatty said, “Foremost is stopping the war and approving a humanitarian truce that leads to a ceasefire and the launch of a political process,” which he said would enable early recovery and reconstruction efforts.
He also said Egypt is working to mobilize international support for reconstruction and that “Egyptian companies, with their proven expertise in construction and infrastructure, are fully prepared to contribute” in coordination with international institutions.
Abdelatty said he had conveyed messages from President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council chairman Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan during four visits to Port Sudan, reaffirming Egypt’s support for Sudan’s unity and stability.
“We will not accept continued tampering with Sudan’s security and stability, nor any attempt to divide the country,” Abdelatty said, stressing Egypt’s rejection of any form of partition and its support for peaceful political solutions.
According to Abdelatty, al-Burhan expressed “full readiness to open the door to de-escalation” and agree to a truce and ceasefire under conditions that ensure civilian protection, citing serious violations reported in areas including El-Fasher.
Abdelatty said “Sudan’s security and stability are not only important to Egypt,” but are closely tied to the security of the Red Sea, the Horn of Africa, and the wider Arab region.
“It is time to put an end to the war in Sudan,” he said. “We cannot wait for more months or years while killing and destruction continue.”
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