Ashraf AboArafe
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announced the agreement of representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on a cease-fire throughout Sudan for a period of (72) hours, starting from (18-21 June) at (6) am Khartoum time, and the following is the text of a statement Co-facilitators:
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announce the agreement of the representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on a cease-fire throughout Sudan for a period of (72) hours, starting from (18-21 June) at (6) am Khartoum time. The two sides agreed that during the cease-fire period they would refrain from movements and attacks, the use of warplanes or drones, artillery bombardment, reinforcement of positions, resupply of forces, or refrain from attempting to achieve military gains during the cease-fire. They also agreed to allow freedom of movement and the delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Sudan.
In light of the humanitarian donors’ conference on (June 19), the facilitators called on the two parties to consider the great suffering of the Sudanese people, and the need to fully adhere to the ceasefire and stop the violence. In the event that the parties do not abide by the 72-hour ceasefire, the facilitators will be forced to consider postponing the Jeddah talks.
