The parties to the armed conflict in Sudan reached an agreement on the declaration of a ceasefire. This was announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
According to him, the ceasefire will enter into force at midnight Monday and last 72 hours.
The diplomat noted that the warring parties came to the agreement as a result of “intensive negotiations.”
“The United States calls for the Armed Forces of Sudan and the forces of quick response to strictly observe the ceasefire during this period,” Blinken said.
The Secretary of State added that Washington intends to coordinate efforts with regional and international partners, representatives of civilian institutions of Sudan and other interested parties.
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Earlier, the United States closed its embassy in Hartum and evacuated the staff of the diplomatic mission of Sudan.
– clashes between the army and the SBR of Sudan
In Hartum and a number of other cities of Sudan in the morning, on Saturday, April 15, armed clashes between the army and SBR.
Disagreements regarding the reform of military security, which provides for the complete integration of the SBR into the armed forces, resulted in a hot conflict between two power structures.
The Foreign Ministry of Sudan reported that the commander of the Republican Army of Sudan Abdelfattah al-Burkhan decided to dissolve the SBR and declared them as rebels.
According to the World Health Organization, 413 people died as a result of clashes, another 3,551 were injured.
SBR earlier announced a humanitarian truce from the first days of the holiday in connection with the end of the Holy Muslims of the month of Ramazan.
The army of Sudan announced that they would call for international intermediaries about the ceasefire.