STORY: Sudan's neighboring countries voice rejection of foreign intervention in Cairo summit
DATELINE: July 14, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:33
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Sudan Neighboring Countries Summit
2. various of Sudan

STORYLINE:

Participants of the Sudan Neighboring Countries Summit held in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Thursday rejected foreign intervention in the conflict-ridden country and urged immediate and comprehensive talks between the rival Sudanese military factions that triggered a regional humanitarian crisis.

The communique of the meeting emphasized that Sudan's sovereignty should be respected and there should be no foreign interference. It also voiced great concern over the ongoing military operations and the acute deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in Sudan.

Leaders from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Libya, as well as officials of the Arab League and African Union Commission, attended the meeting.

They called for a permanent ceasefire that paves the road for reaching a political solution and transitional government in a peaceful way.

Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on April 15, with the two sides accusing each other of initiating the conflict.

The ongoing war in Sudan has left more than 3,000 people killed and at least 6,000 others injured, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry.

More than 2.8 million people have been displaced, mostly internally, since the conflict broke out in Sudan, according to figures released by the UN.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)