Saudi Crown Prince meets Sudan’s army chief in Jeddah

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday met with Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The meeting included a review of the latest developments in Sudan, their implications, and the efforts being made to address them, with an emphasis on ensuring Sudan’s security and stability and preserving its sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, according to SPA.

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Sudan has been at civil war since April 2023 between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Saudi Arabia has shown strong commitment to enabling an end to the conflict. In May 2023, it facilitated the signing of the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan by both warring parties obliging them to protect civilians, allow the flow of humanitarian aid into the country, and abide by international law.

Earlier this year, al-Burhan met Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji in Port Sudan to discuss Saudi Arabia’s peace initiative aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan.

The initiative, sponsored by the Saudi Crown Prince and US President Donald Trump, seeks to address the root causes of the Sudanese crisis. Al-Burhan previously described the plan as providing a roadmap toward peace in the country.

In November, Trump said he had begun working to bring an end to the war in Sudan, noting that the effort was launched at the personal request of the Saudi Crown Prince during their meeting at the White House that same month.

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