STORY: Sudanese gov't says open to settling armed conflict, ensuring aid delivery
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 18, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:50
LOCATION: PORT SUDAN, Sudan
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello's visit in Sudan (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and Commander of Sudanese Armed Forces
3. various of U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello's visit in Sudan (courtesy of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council)
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOM PERRIELLO, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan

STORYLINE:

The Sudanese government on Monday said that it is open to finding a settlement to the armed conflict in the country and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to the conflict-affected population.

Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, held a meeting in Port Sudan on Monday with visiting U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, according to Sudan's Ambassador to the United States Mohamed Abdullah.

On Nov. 13, the Sudanese government decided to extend the opening of the Adre border crossing for three months to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the war-affected population in the country.

Al-Burhan told Perriello that the Sudanese government does not agree for the Adre border crossing with Chad to be exploited in delivering weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Abdullah said.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and Commander of Sudanese Armed Forces
"The Sudanese government is open to all solutions to end and settle the conflict, and it is also open to delivering humanitarian aid, but the government will not accept this to be exploited to deliver weapons to the rebels instead of delivering food."

Perriello told reporters that the U.S. would continue to work with the Sudanese authorities to help expand the number of Sudanese people who have access to food, water, and medicine.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOM PERRIELLO, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan
"We are glad that we made some important progress in recent weeks to expand the number of Sudanese people who have access to emergency food and medicine, and we will continue to work with the authorities to make sure that every person in Sudan in all 18 states has an opportunity to have the basic dignity of food, water and medicine."

Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF since mid-April 2023. The deadly conflict has resulted in over 24,850 deaths and displaced more than 14 million people, according to estimates by international organizations.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Port Sudan, Sudan.
(XHTV)