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June 19, 2024 (Juba) – South Sudan on Wednesday hinted at the possible resumption of humanitarian talks between Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), raising hopes that humanitarian aid will be available in conflict-affected areas.
Tut Gatluak, South Sudan’s national security adviser to the president, said both sides had expressed their willingness to resume negotiations on a ceasefire arrangement to allow the provision of assistance to humanitarian organizations.
“They have agreed in principle to resume negotiations,” he said.
However, Gatluyak did not disclose the specific date for the resumption of negotiations, but confirmed that he had received notification from both sides that they accepted the resumption of negotiations.
“High-level communication between the two sides has been held on resuming negotiations. The Secretariat is drafting some documents to finalize the logistical and administrative arrangements,” he explained.
Gatluyak also expressed optimism that Sudan will restore peace through dialogue rather than war.
“Sudan is now the focal point of the region and for this reason, the President of the Republic, His Excellency General Salva Kiir Mayardit, has been in close contact with all political organizations and key players in Sudan. His Excellency the President has also been engaging with the regional and international community. He has been discussing and briefing the key players. These contacts are sending a positive message and providing a reference for contacts with other players, especially those involved in the process”, Gatluak explained.
Last week, UN General Assembly President Denis Francis pledged to redouble efforts to end the conflict in Sudan before it turns into a regional and global catastrophe.
“As President of the General Assembly, my door is always open to help build peace, progress, prosperity and sustainable development for all – in the Republic of South Sudan and in the wider region, including in neighbouring Sudan, where we are witnessing an unprecedented escalation of violence that must cease immediately; indeed, around the world,” Francis said at a news conference in Juba.
Separately, South Sudan’s Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Gok Ayuel, said that most of the foreign diplomats he met with on the situation in Sudan were eager to listen to their views and suggestions as the Government of the Republic of Sudan and exchange ideas on how to end the conflict in Sudan.
“We are working to facilitate negotiations. The parties have always agreed in principle to end the war through dialogue. The region and the international community have not stopped engaging with them. Now the ball is in the court of the parties to the conflict in Sudan. IGAD, Saudi Arabia and Egypt led by the United States, the Arab League, the African Union, the United Nations and the Gulf countries are also coordinating efforts with us so that the parties can resume negotiations,” he said.
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