Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty assured his country's continued support for the stability and security of Sudan, during a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Hussein Awad on Tuesday.
Abdelatty said Egypt will spare no effort to help its “Sudanese brothers overcome the political, security and humanitarian challenges arising from the ongoing war” in the nation.
He highlighted the outcomes of a conference held in Cairo on 6-7 July, attended by Sudanese political factions and civil groups, among which the most important, he said, was the recognition of the need to preserve state institutions, provide relief and humanitarian support to Sudan and neighbouring countries, and 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 critical need for donor countries and organizations to accelerate the implementation of commitments made at the Geneva and Paris conferences in June 2023 and April 2024 respectively, to support Sudan and neighbouring countries hosting Sudanese refugees, to support the UN humanitarian response plan in the country, and to help fill existing funding gaps.
He also discussed with Awad the proposed regional initiatives to help address the crisis in Sudan and the important and crucial role that neighboring countries are playing, especially Egypt, which, according to Abdelatty, is making great efforts to help Sudan at this crucial time.
Other topics of discussion included broader bilateral ties 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, the situation in Libya, the Sahel and Sahara region, and the Renaissance Dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile upstream from Sudan and Egypt.
Awad thanked the Egyptian government for the facilities and services provided to the Sudanese people since the beginning of the crisis in his country.
