The Republic of Sudan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Office of the Spokesperson and Media Directorate
Press Release.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reiterated its full solidarity with Sudan in the face of the ongoing armed conflict caused by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The OIC further stressed the imperative of maintaining Sudan's security, stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity. It also re-emphasized that the Jeddah Process must be the basis for any peace negotiation, demanding the implementation of all its provisions and outcomes. This is stated in the resolution adopted by the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers at its 50th session in Yaounde, Cameroon, between 29-30 August 2024. The Resolution contains:
Emphasizing full solidarity with the Republic of Sudan in the face of the armed conflict waged by the RSF.
Characterizing the RSF as “rebel forces,” for the first time in resolutions of the OIC.
Stressing the imperative of maintaining security, stability, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sudan.
Affirming that the Jeddah Process must be the basis for peace negotiation, and emphasizing the necessity of implementing all of its provisions and outcomes. Ambassador Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, Sudan's Permanent Representative at the OIC, led the country's delegation to the meeting. The delegation actively participated in the session’s and provided detailed details about the grave violations and atrocities committed by the rebel militia against defenseless civilians, including deliberate shelling of residential areas, safe villages, and hospitals, and its perpetration of a number of massacres, in addition to its detention of several thousand innocent citizens after kidnapping them from their homes or from the public street. The delegation successfully countered attempts by the UAE and Chad to oppose characterizing RSF Militia as rebels. Ambassador Hussein Awad Ali, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the Resolution of the international organization, which is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations. He expressed appreciation to the member states for their full solidarity with and strong support for Sudan. He asserts that the Resolution reflects the growing international and regional awareness of the reality of the militia; that it is nothing more than a rebel, terrorist group. The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the League of Arab States have previously described the militia in these terms, he notes.
He says “Sudan has been calling on international, regional organizations, and the entire international community to classify the militia as a rebel, terrorist group that threatens the state order, regional and international security and stability”, describing what was achieved in Yaounde as a step in this direction and a victory for Sudanese diplomacy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs pledged to redouble efforts in the external arena and through all international and regional forums to uncover war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by the rebel militia with the aim of classifying it as a terrorist organization.