Ahmad 
Consultations held in Jeddah between the Sudanese government and US officials failed to reach understandings that would pave the way for Sudan’s participation in the upcoming talks scheduled to be held in Geneva on August 14.
These negotiations aimed to lay the foundations for resolving the armed conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.
The Sudanese delegation, headed by Minister of Minerals Mohamed Bashir Abu Namu, announced via social media that the consultations had ended without reaching an agreement on how the Sudanese government would participate in the talks.
The main reason behind this failure was the U.S. side’s insistence that the Sudanese delegation represent only the army, and not all components of the Sudanese government, which the Sudanese side rejected.
Sources close to the negotiations confirmed that the Sudanese government delegation had presented clear demands related to implementing the Jeddah Agreement signed in May 2023, in addition to refusing to represent non-military personnel in the talks with the Rapid Support Forces, but these demands did not receive the desired response from the U.S. side.
Although the Sudanese government is not optimistic about the success of the talks, it agreed to the initial consultations with the Americans as an exploratory step, with expectations of higher-level communication between the Sudanese leadership and the US administration in the coming days to try to bridge the gaps that emerged during the recent consultations.
In contrast, the Rapid Support Forces confirmed their intention to participate in the Geneva talks with the same negotiating delegation that participated in the previous Jeddah talks, without making any changes.
It is worth noting that the US State Department had invited the two parties to the Sudanese conflict to participate in new negotiations in Switzerland, with the participation of Saudi Arabia and under the supervision of the United Nations, the African Union, the Emirates and Egypt.
It is noteworthy that Sudan is witnessing an ongoing civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has resulted in thousands of casualties and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, in addition to widespread destruction in the country.
The final statement of the meeting of the Sudanese forces in Cairo: The forces must adhere to the Jeddah Declaration