Under Egyptian Leadership, Cairo Hosts International Meeting on Sudan

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On Wednesday, Egypt presided over a comprehensive international and regional meeting in Cairo to discuss efforts to halt the fighting in Sudan and explore ways to support a political solution to end the escalating humanitarian crisis in the country.

The meeting brought together prominent delegations representing the Consultative Mechanism, which comprises the United Nations, the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, France, Germany, Norway, Turkey, Qatar, Iraq, and Angola.

Representatives from the European Union, the League of Arab States, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) also participated.

This meeting followed a series of previous meetings held in Djibouti, Mauritania, and Brussels to coordinate peace initiatives.

In his address before the opening session of the meeting, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty has stressed the need to intensify international and regional efforts to stop the bloodshed in Sudan, warning of the crisis’s repercussions on security and peace in neighboring countries and the Horn of Africa and Red Sea regions.

Abdel-Aty emphasized Egypt’s steadfast position, which is based on preserving Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity, rejecting any attempts at secession, and safeguarding national state institutions, in line with the Egyptian presidential statement issued on December 18th.

The minister explained that Egypt’s commitment to achieving stability was embodied in the “Sudan Neighboring Countries Initiative” launched in July 2023, which called for a ceasefire, the initiation of comprehensive political consultations, and ensuring the delivery of aid.

He also noted Egypt’s engagement in international initiatives such as the “Quartet Mechanism” and the “Expanded Mechanism,” and Cairo’s hosting of the Conference of Political and Civil Forces (Cairo Dialogue 1) in July 2024. Abdel-Aty stressed that ending the conflict requires an immediate humanitarian truce followed by a sustainable ceasefire, and then a comprehensive political process that preserves state institutions and prevents the formation of parallel entities. He called on the international community and donor agencies to fulfill their pledges to address the humanitarian catastrophe.

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