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Blinken, Burhan Discuss Ceasefire in Sudan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to attend the G7 leaders' summit, in Iwakuni, Japan May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to attend the G7 leaders' summit, in Iwakuni, Japan May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Blinken, Burhan Discuss Ceasefire in Sudan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to attend the G7 leaders' summit, in Iwakuni, Japan May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to attend the G7 leaders' summit, in Iwakuni, Japan May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he spoke with Sudanese army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan about Sudan crisis.

During the talks, they discussed efforts to reach another short-term ceasefire in the strife-torn country.

"I spoke this morning with Sudanese General Burhan about ongoing talks to reach an effective short-term ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian assistance and restore essential services desperately needed by the Sudanese people," Blinken said on Twitter.

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France's Macron Will Travel to Lebanon Very Soon

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to French ambassadors posted around the world, on January 6, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard / POOL / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to French ambassadors posted around the world, on January 6, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard / POOL / AFP)
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France's Macron Will Travel to Lebanon Very Soon

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to French ambassadors posted around the world, on January 6, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard / POOL / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to French ambassadors posted around the world, on January 6, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard / POOL / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lebanon very soon, the French presidency said on Thursday, after Macron spoke with Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president, to congratulate him.
The Elysee said in a statement that it would support Aoun's efforts to form a new government, underlining that it must be capable of carrying out reforms necessary for Lebanon's economic recovery and stability.
Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
The vote came weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and at a time when Lebanon’s leaders are seeking international assistance for reconstruction.