The European Union, the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the League of Arab States (LAS) and the United Nations, the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom reaffirmed on Monday 8 June the need for an urgent humanitarian truce in Sudan, in order to allow a permanent ceasefire.
In a joint statement published following consultations held in Addis Ababa with Sudanese political actors, the signatories expressed their deep concern at the humanitarian consequences of the conflict, which has displaced millions of people and worsened food insecurity in the country.
The signatories reiterated that there can be no military solution to the crisis and called for a lasting settlement based on an inclusive civilian-led political process. They welcomed the conclusions of the conference on Sudan organised in Berlin last April (see EUROPE 13849/19), as well as the appeal launched by Sudanese civilian representatives in favour of a democratic transition.
These countries and international organisations support the launch, in the coming weeks, of an inclusive national dialogue bringing together a broad range of Sudanese civilian and political actors, in particular representatives of civil society, women and young people.
They stressed that this process should lead, ideally within six months, to a transition to an independent civilian government, a condition regarded as indispensable to bringing the conflict to a lasting end and restoring stability in the country.
Link to the statement: https://aeur.eu/f/m84 (Original version in French by Bernard Denuit)