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Arab League Calls for End to Foreign Interference, Sudanese-Led Dialogue
By The Media Line Staff
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy completed a diplomatic visit to Khartoum as the organization pressed for an end to foreign interference in Sudan’s war and called for an inclusive political process led by Sudanese rather than outside powers.
Fahmy met Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Prime Minister Kamil Idris and representatives of political and civil factions during the visit. He also held discussions with members of a committee preparing for national dialogue and community leaders.
Following the meetings, the Arab League urged international and regional actors to stop interfering in the conflict and halt weapons supplies to armed militias, warning against allowing Sudan to become a proxy battleground.
“Support the Sudanese people rather than become parties to the fighting and destruction,” the Cairo-based organization said Wednesday.
The League said efforts to resolve the conflict should center on a comprehensive national dialogue controlled by Sudanese themselves and encompassing people inside the country and abroad, rather than a limited group of political parties or elites.
“Peace cannot be imposed on the Sudanese from outside,” it said.
Fahmy reiterated the organization’s support for Sudan’s unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national institutions. The Arab League said it was ready to provide political and technical assistance and support humanitarian aid, development, recovery and reconstruction in coordination with Sudanese state institutions.
The organization is also coordinating peace and reconstruction efforts with the Quintet Mechanism, which includes the United Nations, African Union, IGAD and the European Union, in an effort to bridge differences among Sudanese political forces.
“Sudan does not need anyone to determine its future or arrangements that prolong the war,” the Arab League said, while calling for an end to the bloodshed and respect for the will of the Sudanese people.
Sudan has been at war since April 2023, when fighting began between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced inside and outside the country.
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