Moscow can make a great contribution to the settlement of the military conflict in Sudan, Malik Agar, Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, told a press conference on Friday.
"[We] have approached a number of states that can influence the situation in the country and that influence international politics. One of them is Russia. Russia is a great power that plays a big role in the world, is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and can influence the situation," he said. - "Yesterday we met with the Russian foreign minister and his deputy, and we explained our position, the essence of the conflict, its background and all the attempts of Sudan's neighbors to resolve the conflict. We spoke about our attempts to influence the conflict through the international community, we stressed the importance of the relationship between Russia and Sudan in general. We asked for Russia's help, for Russia's participation in ending the Sudanese war."
Agar pointed out that at the meeting, the Sudanese side presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with a roadmap for resolving the crisis. "We will also visit other countries, we are ready to go to the countries of the West and the East, to different countries of the world," the deputy chairman of the council added.
The Sudan Sovereignty Council's efforts are aimed at resolving the situation in the country, the body is searching for normalization mechanisms, Agar said. "All our efforts are aimed at resolving the Sudanese conflict," he stressed.
According to Agar, the council is "searching for the best mechanisms" to end the war in Sudan. "We have reached out to neighboring countries, there are a number of initiatives <...>. We are also involving the UN, the US, we have approached them," the deputy chairman of the council noted.
The situation in Sudan has escalated because of disagreements between Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who also leads the Sovereignty Council, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Sudanese Rapid Support Force (Special Forces). The main contradictions between them relate to questions about the timing and methods of forming a unified Sudanese armed force, as well as who should be the commander-in-chief of the army: a professional military, as advocated by Al-Burhan, or an elected civilian president, as insisted on by Dagalo. On April 15, clashes broke out between the two entities near a military base in the city of Merowe, as well as in Khartoum. According to Sudan's Ministry of health, more than 3,000 people have been killed and at least 6,000 wounded since the fighting began.
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Based on materials from TASS