Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty pledged his country's continued support for Sudan's stability and security in a meeting on Tuesday with his counterpart in the country, Hussein Awad.
Abdelatty said Egypt would not prevent any effort to help “its Sudanese brothers overcome the political, security and humanitarian challenges resulting from the ongoing war” in the nation.
He highlighted the results of a conference in Cairo on July 6 and 7 attended by Sudanese political factions and civil groups, the most important of which, he said, were the recognition of the need to preserve state institutions, provide aid and humanitarian support to Sudan. and neighboring countries and to ensure that ownership of the political process remains with the Sudanese people.
He also reviewed the progress of development projects undertaken by Egypt in Sudan and pledged his country's continued commitment to such initiatives along with its determination to respond to the nation's humanitarian needs.
Abdelatty stressed the important need for donor countries and organizations to accelerate the fulfillment of commitments made during the Geneva and Paris conferences in June 2023 and April 2024, respectively, of support for Sudan and neighboring countries hosting Sudanese refugees, support for the plan to UN humanitarian response. in the country and to help close existing funding gaps.
He also discussed with Awad the regional initiatives that have been proposed to help address the crisis in Sudan and the important and essential role played by neighboring countries, especially Egypt, which Abdelatty said is making sustained efforts to help Sudan at this important time.
Other topics of discussion included broader bilateral relations and ways in which coordination between the countries could be improved, along with regional issues of mutual interest, including the situation in the Horn of Africa, the war in Gaza, security in the Red Sea, situations in Libya, the region Sahel and Sahara and the Renaissance dam built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, upstream from Sudan and Egypt.
Awad thanked the Egyptian government for the facilities and services it has provided to the Sudanese people since the beginning of the crisis in his country.
