Ahmad 
On August 11, 2024, a senior Sudanese official announced the end of the consultative talks with the United States in Jeddah without reaching an agreement on the participation of a government delegation in the Geneva talks.
Mohammed Bashir Abu Namu, head of the government delegation, explained that the main disagreement was over the involvement of the army in the Geneva negotiations, which Washington insists on, while the Sudanese government insists on being the only party negotiating with the Rapid Support Forces delegation.
Abu Namu indicated in a statement on Facebook that the final decision regarding the army’s participation in the negotiations is left to the discretion of the military leadership, and reports indicated the possibility of postponing the Geneva talks scheduled for August 14.
The Sudanese government issued a statement about its fear of Gulf countries such as the UAE participating as observers in the negotiations because they would be biased towards a certain party in the conflict and criticized the American delegation for not committing to pressuring the Rapid Support Forces to commit to protecting civilians.
It is noteworthy that the fighting has been ongoing for more than 15 months between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which makes it difficult to achieve progress in the negotiations, especially in light of the increasing influence of local militias that are now seeking to achieve their own interests. The American initiative to meet in Geneva on the crisis in Sudan, scheduled for August 14, 2024, aims to meet with all conflicting parties in the country, including the army and the Rapid Support Forces, to negotiate an end to the conflict that has been ongoing since April 2023.
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