Machar, SAF deputy commander discuss Sudan’s stability
May 6, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar on Sunday met with a member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Gen. Shams-Eddin Kabbashi.
The meeting was held in Machar’s office in the South Sudanese capital, Juba.
During the meeting, according to statement, the First Vice President expressed his solidarity with the government and people of Sudan in the current ordeal of war.
Machar also briefed Kabashi on the progress so far made in implementing the revitalized South Sudan peace agreement of 2018, in which Sudan is a guarantor.
General Kabashi affirmed that Sudan stands with the stability of the situation in South Sudan because of its repercussions on stability in Sudan and in the region.
Meanwhile, a member of the Sovereignty Council expressed the Government of Sudan’s thanks and appreciation to the Government of South Sudan for the kind treatment of Sudanese citizens who took refuge in the south due to the conflict.
Security, political, economic and humanitarian situation in Sudan were discussed.
Acknowledging the role of regional efforts in ending the ongoing conflict, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief confirmed that the declared position of the Government of Sudan towards these initiatives was to implement the decisions of the Jeddah platform in accordance with the conditions previously announced by the government, reiterating the Sudanese government’s keenness for peace.
A separate meeting also took place between Kabashi and the Head of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-North) General Abdul-Aziz al-Hilu in Juba.
During the meeting held in Saturday, the two leaders exchanged visions on solutions to the humanitarian file, delivery of aid and political remedy to the war.
The two sides agreed to facilitate the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid in areas under government control as well as areas under the movement’s control. Both sides are to sign a document on humanitarian operations in the two regions.
(ST)