File Photo: Sudanese army soldiers at the Red Sea city of Port Sudan. AFP
The four countries issued a joint statement on Friday after weeks of consultations within the International Quartet on Sudan, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.
The initiative aims to halt fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ease the humanitarian crisis, and lay the groundwork for a political settlement.
Cairo said its participation reflected its longstanding support for Sudan’s “unity, sovereignty and national institutions” and its desire to accelerate efforts to restore stability so displaced Sudanese can return home, resume daily life, and protect state resources.
The statement called for an initial three-month humanitarian truce leading to a permanent ceasefire, followed by a nine-month inclusive transition process culminating in an independent civilian government “that meets the aspirations of the Sudanese people.”
It urged an end to arms flows fuelling the conflict, and stressed that Sudan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are “the foundation of security and stability.”
The foreign ministers pledged to follow up on the plan’s implementation, coordinate closely with the Arab League and African Union, and hold a ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly meetings taking place in New York this month.
They also praised Saudi and US efforts through the Jeddah talks and noted Egypt’s hosting of the Sudanese Political and Civil Dialogue Forum in Cairo in July 2024.
Egypt reaffirmed its “determination to play an active role” in regional and international efforts to help Sudan achieve peace and support its people in building “the brighter future they deserve.”
Sudan has been embroiled in war since April 2023, when a power struggle between the SAF, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), erupted into full-scale conflict.
The war has devastated the country, displacing more than 15 million people and pushing millions more to the brink of famine, according to the UN.
Khartoum has been heavily bombarded, while atrocities in Darfur have prompted warnings from rights groups of possible ethnic cleansing.
The Jeddah talks, launched by Saudi Arabia and the US, have brokered several ceasefires since 2023, but all collapsed amid renewed fighting.
Egypt has sought to position itself as a key mediator given its historic ties with Sudan, while the African Union has repeatedly urged an immediate ceasefire and rejected RSF efforts to form a parallel government, warning they threaten Sudan’s unity and sovereignty.
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