Combined images of (From L to R) Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty, and Ambassador Mohieldin Salem, Sudan's newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Ahram.
In a phone call with Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieddin Salem, Abdelatty condemned the “horrific atrocities and grave violations” committed in El-Fasher and expressed Egypt’s “full solidarity” with the Sudanese people during what he called a critical moment. He also reiterated support for the Government of Hope led by Kamal Idris.
According to a Foreign Ministry statement, the two ministers discussed the outcomes of Abdelatty’s 11 November visit to Port Sudan and ways to advance ongoing efforts toward a comprehensive settlement to the Sudanese crisis.
Abdelatty stressed the need to launch an effective humanitarian track that guarantees unimpeded aid delivery, alongside expanding relief operations and bolstering cooperation with the United Nations, the African Union, and humanitarian agencies.
He said regional and international coordination is essential to secure a comprehensive ceasefire and pave the way for an inclusive political process that meets Sudanese aspirations for security, stability, and development.
The Egyptian FM also called for full implementation of the International Quartet Statement and urged renewed momentum toward a permanent ceasefire that protects Sudan’s territorial unity and national institutions.
He noted continued close consultation between Egypt and Sudan as the two downstream Nile states work to defend their water rights and safeguard the interests of their peoples.
Earlier this month, Abdelatty travelled to Port Sudan for talks with key members of the Idris-led Government of Hope, signalling Cairo’s readiness to increase humanitarian, economic, and diplomatic support.
Egypt and Sudan have also intensified coordination on water security amid tensions over Ethiopia’s unilateral actions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Sudan remains engulfed in one of the world’s most devastating conflicts, now entering its third year, as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The renewed high-level engagement reflects Cairo’s push to curb further escalation, protect Sudan’s territorial integrity, and refocus international attention on securing an urgent political settlement.
Sudan’s war, now entering its third year, has spread across Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan, and much of the east, driving the world’s largest displacement crisis, with more than 10 million Sudanese forcibly displaced within and outside of Sudan.
Conditions in El-Fasher—the last major city in Darfur still held by the Sudanese Armed Forces—have worsened sharply in recent weeks.
United Nations (UN) agencies and aid groups have reported mass atrocities, widespread destruction, and attacks on civilians, raising alarm over the potential collapse of remaining state institutions in Darfur.
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