British Envoy Debriefs Sovereign Council President on London Conference Outcome

Port Sudan – Sudanhorizon
The Director of African Affairs at the British Foreign Office, Kate Foster, has debriefed the President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on the outcome of the London Ministerial Conference on Sudan, convened two days ago.
The Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Hussein Al-Amin, said that British diplomat has indicated, during the meeting and her debriefing to the President of the Council in his office in Port Sudan (Thursday) that the London conference witnessed a wide consensus on a large number of issues and paragraphs contained in the draft statement that was supposed to be issued by the conference.
She added that there was a lack of consensus on a number of other points, the most important of which was the paragraph on ensuring the protection of Sudanese state institutions from collapse, indicating that there was one country that objected to this paragraph, which led to discordance and that no statement was therefore issued by the Conference.
The Undersecretary added that the President of the Sovereign Council expressed his appreciation to the envoy for the briefing, praising Britain’s efforts and keenness to support Sudan, its sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and that the conference comes out with a positive consensus.
Ambassador Hussein Al-Amin pointed out that the briefing presented by Foster revealed the keenness of the participants in the conference on the unity of Sudan, rejecting external interference in its domestic affairs, and calling for an end to supporting and supplying the rebel militia with weapons. The Undersecretary said that the two sides agreed to continue dialogue between Sudan and |UK, in an effort to reach a common vision that contributes to finding a way out of the crisis the country is going through.
For her part, Kate Foster explained that the London conference was held under the chairmanship of the British Foreign Secretary, with the participation of twenty countries and regional and international organizations.
She added that she came to Sudan at the behest of the British Foreign Secretary to provide a debriefing to the President of the Sovereign Council on the outcomes of the London Conference.
She explained that the participants in the conference expressed their full keenness to support Sudan and its people at this delicate stage, noting that the London conference is part of a long and ongoing process on Sudan, which includes the African Union, the European Union, the United Nations, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Kate said that the statement issued by the European participants stressed the continuation of work in this track, stressing the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sudan, rejecting any attempts to divide Sudan, calling for a ceasefire, and the need to launch a comprehensive national dialogue that includes all components of the Sudanese people, aimed at addressing crises, stopping external interference in Sudanese affairs, delivering humanitarian aid to those affected, and protecting civilians and humanitarian workers.
The Director of African Affairs at the British Foreign Office said that the conference condemned the acts of violence, violations and crimes witnessed in some areas, in addition to targeting civilian and service providers, noting that the conference approved the allocation of ovrer £800 million from partners, which will be directed as humanitarian aid to Sudan.

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