(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan have not yet given their
consent to a weeklong ceasefire starting from Thursday, an adviser
to the RSF head said on Tuesday, trend reports citing tass .
"It's too early to speak about our consent to the seven-day
ceasefire," the adviser was quoted as saying by the Al Arabiya
television channel. "We are yet to agree on that [lengthy
truce]."
At the same time, the official added that the RSF "does not
reject the ceasefire in principle, and values all initiatives aimed
at resolving the crisis in the country."
The Al Sharq television channel reported on Tuesday, citing the
foreign ministry of South Sudan, that the Sudanese armed forces and
the RSF have given their consent in principle to a ceasefire
beginning from Thursday, May 4. The South Sudan diplomats said the
parties to the conflict had agreed to appoint their delegates to
"peace talks," adding that the negotiations will be held "at a
venue chosen by the parties themselves."
The situation in Sudan escalated amid disagreements between the
army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who also heads the ruling
Sovereignty Council, and the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support
Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti), who is
al-Burhan's deputy in the council.
The main points of contention between the two military
organizations pertain to the timeline and methods for unifying the
armed forces of Sudan, as well as who should be appointed as
commander-in-chief of the army: a career military officer, which is
al-Burhan's preferred option, or an elected civilian president, as
Dagalo insists.
On April 15, armed clashes between the rival military factions
erupted near a military base in Merowe and in the capital,
Khartoum. According to the country's health ministry, over 550
people have been killed in the country since the conflict broke
out.
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