Sudan denied the UN reports about Al-Burhan agreeing to meet with Hemedti in Switzerland
The Office of the President of the Republic of Sudan yesterday Thursday denied the statement made by the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, Martin Griffiths, who indicated that the President of the Supreme Administrative Council in Sudan, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, has agreed to meet with the Commander of The Rapid Aid Team, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), in Switzerland, with the purpose of facilitating the arrival of aid to people affected by the war in Sudan.
The Office of the President of the Republic of Sudan has told Al-Ahdath newspaper that Al-Burhan has not received a call from Griffiths regarding the matter, stressing that all matters related to aid are managed by Lieutenant General Ibrahim Jaber. The United Nations announced on Wednesday that the two sides in the Sudanese war have agreed to hold a meeting, likely to be held in Switzerland, to discuss the delivery of humanitarian aid to the victims of the war. The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations responsible for humanitarian affairs Martin Griffiths said that he has contacted Al-Burhan and Hemedti regarding the issue of holding a meeting between the representatives of the two conflicting parties in Sudan to discuss the issue of humanitarian aid. Griffiths confirmed - in the statements he made at the press conference - that both parties agreed on the issue. Civil fighting continues in Sudan since April 15, between the armed forces led by Al-Burhan and the Rapid Aid Forces under the leadership of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. So far the fighting has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people. A report by United Nations experts says about 10,000 of them have been killed in Darfur, western Sudan. Sudanese internal refugees Reports say that 25 million Sudanese are suffering from hunger due to the power struggle between the military generals.
