Washington – Sudan Now
The United States has welcomed the progress made in international efforts aimed at ending the war in Sudan, stressing that the path to peace requires an inclusive dialogue involving influential civilian forces from across Sudanese society.
The U.S. State Department of African Affairs said in a post on X that the joint statement issued following consultations among international partners on Sudan reflects a shared conviction that achieving peace requires the inclusion of Sudanese civilian voices in the upcoming political process.
The U.S. position comes days after meetings held by the Quintet Mechanism in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the participation of representatives from the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, the League of Arab States, and IGAD, as part of efforts to launch a new Sudanese political process.
The United States, along with several countries and international organizations, had earlier reaffirmed in a joint statement its support for a civilian-led political process in Sudan, calling for the launch of an inclusive Sudanese dialogue in the coming weeks with the participation of a broader range of political and civil forces.
The joint statement emphasized that there is no military solution to the crisis in Sudan, stressing the importance of reaching a humanitarian truce that would pave the way for a permanent ceasefire and open the path toward a political process leading to the formation of an independent civilian government.
International partners also welcomed the consensus reached by Sudanese political and civilian forces on a shared vision to end the war, address the root causes of the crisis, and launch a democratic transition process, considering that inclusive dialogue represents the essential entry point to achieving stability and sustainable peace.
Since the outbreak of the war in April 2023, the United States has continued to support regional and international initiatives aimed at halting the fighting and resuming the political process. Meanwhile, international pressure is mounting to push for a political settlement that would end the conflict and alleviate the humanitarian crisis, which is considered among the worst in the world.
