Sudan’s junta VP Malik Agar says the administration will pursue a military solution unless conditions change for negotiations.
Agar says Khartoum requires the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to withdraw from cities and residential areas before talks can begin.
He says disarmament and other issues could be discussed after RSF forces withdraw and assemble in designated areas.
Agar says the government remains open to initiatives preserving Sudan’s unity and state institutions, but doubts the American proposal.
He warns the US initiative could entrench realities that eventually contribute to Sudan’s division, despite pressure on Khartoum to accept it.
Agar says any political settlement would be followed by a transitional government tasked with preparing Sudan for elections.
He also accuses Ethiopia of allowing RSF to use its territory against Sudanese Armed Forces positions, worsening already strained bilateral relations.
Sudanese political analyst Youssef Abdel-Mannan says Agar’s remarks reflect battlefield pressure following RSF advances in Blue Nile State.
He argues that containing RSF expansion in Kordofan and Darfur remains central to any negotiations capable of producing a just settlement.
Analyst Samir Ismail, however, dismisses Agar’s conditions as political messaging, claiming the RSF controls large parts of Sudan.
