Several arrangements are being made in various countries to hold a meeting between the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo known as Hemedti, and the Civil Front for Democratic Forces, led by former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok.
Djibouti announced that arrangements were being made to host Sudanese talks within a week and discuss recent developments in Sudan.
Sources close to the RSF told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday that a meeting is expected to be held within days between Dagalo and the communication committee of the Civil Front.
- Hemedti does not mind meeting Hamdok
Hamdok said last week that he sent two letters to the army commander, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF commander, requesting a meeting to discuss ways to stop the war in Sudan and restore stability.
On Dec. 26, Hemedti approved the request of the former Prime Minister for an urgent meeting, while there had yet to be a comment from the army commander.
- Djiboutian Foreign Ministry’s efforts
Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, announced on his “X” account that his country, in its capacity as president of the current session of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), is preparing “the ground for Sudanese dialogue, and will host a critical meeting,” without providing detailed information about this meeting.
A meeting scheduled between the army commander and the RSF commander in Djibouti on Dec. 28 to resolve the Sudanese crisis and stop the war was not held.
The Djiboutian Foreign Ministry said that the meeting was postponed for technical reasons and will be held in January.
On Dec. 10, the IGAD emergency summit decided to hold an urgent meeting between Burhan and Hemedti to end the war in Sudan.
However, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry rejected the final communique, saying the statement of the extraordinary summit does not represent the Sudanese government unless the IGAD presidency corrects it.
Sudan accused the IGAD Secretariat of inserting inaccurate information and requested the deletion of a paragraph regarding the attendance of the Emirati Foreign Minister and the assertion that the IGAD heads had met with an RSF delegation.
The concluding statement also claimed the Transitional Sovereign Council President had approved a meeting with the RSF leader and the omission of the Egypt-led initiative proposed by Sudan’s neighboring countries to resolve the crisis.
