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Egypt and the United States maintained contacts this Wednesday in Cairo to promote the end of the war in Sudan through a meeting between the Egyptian president, Abdelfatah al Sisi, and the US advisor for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, amid the escalation of clashes between paramilitaries and the Sudanese Army.
"The meeting addressed several regional issues of mutual interest, in particular the events in Sudan. The president expressed his gratitude for the commitment" of the American president, Donald Trump, to end the war in Sudan, said Egyptian Presidency spokesman Mohamed al Shenawy in a statement.
Boulos is the driving force behind a peace proposal for the conflict in the African country, which was supported by the so-called Quartet for Sudan -USA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and United Arab Emirates (UAE)- which called for a three-month humanitarian pause, but so far there has been no progress due to the rejection of the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Egypt, acting as a mediator in this conflict, emphasized during the meeting its support "for all regional and international efforts aimed at achieving security and stability in Sudan," Al Shenawy indicated. "President (Al Sisi) emphasized Egypt's firm support for Sudan's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and its categorical rejection of any attempt to undermine its security and stability... Egypt will not allow such attempts to occur, given the intrinsic link between the national security of the two brotherly nations," he added. In the meeting, in addition to Sudan, they also mentioned the importance of holding the second edition of the Egyptian-American Economic Forum in 2026, "as well as the need to intensify consultations and coordination between both countries on various regional issues such as Libya and the Horn of Africa, to achieve stability in the region". The conversations addressed the need to de-escalate and redouble joint efforts in several countries in the region, without making specific mentions, coinciding with the efforts of the United States to avoid an escalation between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, due to the crisis they faced in Yemen. Just yesterday, Boulos insisted to his mentioned Arab allies from the Persian Gulf that their "common goal" in Yemen is to defeat the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels, at a time when Trump threatens to attack Iran to supposedly defend protesters. Saudi Arabia and the Emirates also turned Sudan into a scene of rivalry, as the former supports the Sudanese Army and the latter supports the paramilitaries led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias Hemedti. Abu Dhabi - which hosts paramilitary leaders - has denied its support, but there is evidence, which the UN considers credible, of the transfer of weapons to the group by the UAE, especially through eastern Libya and Chad. Meanwhile, the war between the Army and the RSF in Sudan, which began on April 15, 2023, is escalating and has already left tens of thousands dead, as well as the displacement of more than 13 million people, according to the UN.
