Foreign Ministers of Sudan and Egypt hold official talks

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ali Youssef held an official talks session on Tuesday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Dr. Badr Abdel-Aati, who arrived in Sudan on a one-day official visit. The Foreign Minister expressed Sudan's gratitude to sisterly Egypt for its solid support for Sudan as it fights the war of national dignity against the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, its mercenaries and its regional supporters.
Egyptian Foreign Minister reiterated his country's position in support of Sudan's safety, sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference in its internal affairs, stressing that the Egyptian people share the ordeal of the brotherly Sudanese people and will support them until they overcome it peacefully.
The talks touched on all aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries. The two sides agreed to revitalize all mechanisms of political, economic and consular cooperation between the two brotherly countries, to further strengthen the strategic relations between them and tighten coordination between the two leaderships on issues of joint interest at the regional and international levels.
The two sides discussed ways to overcome the difficulties facing Sudanese residing in Egypt temporarily due to the war, especially in the migration and educational aspects. They agreed to develop practical and effective solutions to these issues in light of the eternal relations between the two brotherly peoples.

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Dr. Ali Youssef, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received today a phone call from his Colombian counterpart, H.E. Luis Gilberto Murillo, during which they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries.
The Colombian Minister expressed his country’s apology for the involvement of some Colombian nationals in the war alongside the RSF militia. He condemned this inappropriate action, emphasizing the importance of cooperation between the two sides to ensure their return to Colombia. In response, the Sudanese Minister expressed his surprise and sorrow over the participation of Colombians in the war against the Sudanese people. He affirmed Sudan’s readiness to cooperate with the Colombian government to explore ways to address the matter in a manner that preserves the friendly relations between the two countries and ensures that such incidents do not recur in the future. He further emphasized that the RSF militia has been designated as a rebellious and terrorist group responsible for committing grave crimes and violations against civilians in Sudan.

Foreign Ministry denounces NRC's baseless accusations and extreme bias against Sudan's government

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a strongly worded statement on Sunday regarding the unfounded accusations launched by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
The Foreign Ministry said, in its statement, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewed the statement of the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council on November 22 regarding the humanitarian situation in Sudan following his visit to the country."
The MFA statement added, "The Ministry also monitored the speech of the NRC's Country Director in Sudan before the International Development Committee in the British House of Commons on November 26 regarding the same issue," denouncing the unfounded accusations and extreme bias against the Sudanese government, its competent institutions and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said by the NRC's officials.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the NRC Secretary-General unjustified involvement of the armed forces in the practice of starvation and preventing humanitarian aid from reaching those in need, a crime committed exclusively by the Janjaweed militia, which he was unable to name those who commit crimes of destroying villages and adopting a scorched earth policy, mass rapes and other atrocities against civilians, noting that it is the terrorist militia that documents its crimes itself, and leaves no room for doubt about its responsibility for that.
NRC said, "At the same time, he tried to hint that the Sudanese Air Force is targeting civilian homes. It is sufficient to prove the invalidity of what he said, the displaced civilians, numbering about 11 million, are in areas controlled by the armed forces, which fully adhere to international humanitarian law and place the protection of civilians as its first priority, although the terrorist militia uses civilians as human shields and uses civilian facilities, including citizens' homes, as centers for military operations and platforms for launching heavy artillery and drones."
The statement added, "The devastation caused by the Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in a few weeks can be compared to what is alleged to have happened in civilian areas in Sudan due to military aviation over a period of nearly twenty months to refute these allegations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the statement was devoid of any reference to the comprehensive facilities provided by the Sudanese government to facilitate the delivery of relief, including the opening of all border crossings, even those used to supply the militia with weapons and equipment, and the use of all airports operating in the country to receive aid and cooperate on airdrops of assistance, including areas controlled by the rebel militia. The ministry noted that the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs stood on this during his visit to Sudan last week and praised it.
The MFA statement added, "In confirmation of the political position taken by the NRC against the Sudanese government, the speech of its country director in Sudan in the British House of Commons was biased and contrary to the truth, as he claimed that the procedures and controls of humanitarian action in Sudan are designed to hinder the provision of aid to those in need of it, "It is unfortunate that this hostile position comes from the Norgewian Refugee Council, which embodies the worst Examples of politicizing humanitarian action, after the Sudanese government provided all forms of cooperation and positive engagement with it, as evidenced by its reception of the NRC Secretary and facilitating his visit to the country, which can only be interpreted as an attempt to distort the image of the Sudanese government in the international arena, by hinting that the organization's officials are more concerned about the lives and safety of its citizens than it is, and an attempt to weaken the ability of the Sudanese Armed Forces to defend its people and its national state against the atrocities and massacres it is being subjected to at the hands of the terrorist militia, and the organization avoids indicating the militia's responsibility for them, which represents an encouragement to impunity, and means implicit approval for the continuation of these crimes.", the statement added.

Colombia apologizes for involvement of some of its citizens as mercenaries within RSF militia

The Colombian government apologized for the participation of Colombian citizens as mercenaries within the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia. During her meeting with the Sudanese Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, General Emad-Eddin Mustafa Adawi, Ms. Anne Melania de Gaviria, Colombian Ambassador to Cairo, expressed the shock of the people and government of her country upon receiving the news of the participation of Colombian citizens in the war in Sudan within the RSF militia, describing their behavior as irresponsible. She conveyed her government's respect for the people and government of Sudan and non-interference in its internal affairs.
For his part, Ambassador Adawi welcomed the Colombian government's statements, explaining that this incident confirms the involvement of parties and countries in the war in Sudan, adding that the efforts of the Sudanese and Colombian governments must be directed to prevent the participation of Colombian citizens as mercenaries within the rebel RSF militia. His Excellency explained that the government will provide the Colombian side with a comprehensive file on the participation of Colombian mercenaries in the aggressive war against the Sudanese state and its institutions.

Al-Burhan Receives European Union Envoy to the Horn of Africa

The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, met on Sunday with the European Union Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Ms. Annette Weber, in the presence of Sudan's Ambassador to Brussels and Representative to the European Union, Ambassador Abdul-Bagi Kabir. Ambassador Abdul-Bagi said in a press statement that the meeting tackled the current crisis in Sudan and the violations committed by the terrorist Rapid Support Militia against civilians. He stated that the President of the Sovereignty Council made it clear that the Sudanese will not accept this militia in the scene, stressing the necessity of the militia evacuating the homes of citizens and civilian buildings in accordance with what is stipulated in the Jeddah Declaration. He said that if the European Union wants to work to stop the war, it should use its mechanisms and influence on the supporters of the militia on ground that stopping political and logistical support is the way to end the war. He said that as long as there is external support for the militia, the war will continue until the country is cleansed of this criminal group. On her part, the European Union Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Ms. Annette, expressed her pleasure to visit Sudan, indicating that her meeting with the President of the Sovereignty Council was characterized by frankness and objectivity, stressing the European Union's concern with what is happening in Sudan.
She said that the Europeans want the Sudanese to return to the areas from which they were displaced due to the war and to live their lives normally, indicating that the European Union is in favor of stopping the war so that humanitarian aid can flow to those who deserve it, and that the students can resume their studies, and the hospitals can return to work again. She said that the meeting also discussed the importance of the region playing its role in addressing the Sudanese crisis alongside the contribution of the international community, and said that ending the war in Sudan is the main key to the return of the Sudanese and the normalization of their lives.

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