UAE expresses concern over situation in Sudan, calls for calm, restraint – News

Embassy reiterates country’s commitment to peaceful resolution of crisis

Smoke rises from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. Vigorous clashes between Sudanese troops and the country’s paramilitary forces have erupted in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation after weeks of escalating tensions between the two armies. — Associated Press

The UAE calls on all parties involved in Sudan to exercise restraint, de-escalate the situation and work towards ending the crisis through dialogue.

The UAE embassy in Khartoum pays close attention to developments in sudan And reiterated the country’s position on the importance of de-escalation and efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.

In addition, the embassy emphasized the importance of efforts aimed at supporting the political process and building a national consensus on forming a government.

Sudan’s main paramilitary groups said on Saturday they had seized the presidential palace, the army chief’s residence and Khartoum International Airport in an apparent coup attempt – but the military said it was fighting back.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which blamed the army for attacking them first, also said they had taken over airports in the northern city of Merowe and El Obaid in the west.

The situation at the scene is unknown. The military said it was fighting the RSF at sites the paramilitary group claimed they had seized, and denied that the RSF had taken Merowe airport.

(Input from Reuters)