Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the United Nations have concluded a successful series of direct bilateral talks in Switzerland’s Geneva, the group announced on social media platform X on Friday.
RSF said the discussions with Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy for Sudan of the UN Secretary-General, were positive and highly constructive.
The Geneva talks, lasting between July 11 to July 19, were boycott by General al-Burhan at the start, with only the RSF delegation showing to Geneva on July 11th.
Backlash from public, activists, and NGOs pressured General al-Burhan to hastily send a delegation to the talks.
In an earlier statement, Lamamra said his team conducted approximately 20 sessions with the parties’ delegations.
“The discussions held in Geneva are an encouraging initial step in a longer and complex process,” Lamamra stated.
The Geneva discussions focused on ensuring the distribution of humanitarian aid and protecting civilians across Sudan. Lamamra expressed optimism about the willingness of the parties to engage on these critical issues and noted commitments made to address specific requests, though he did not provide details.
The talks significantly enhanced joint cooperation efforts, with the primary aim of benefiting the people of Sudan, RSF said.
At the conclusion of the talks, Mr. Lamamra received an official letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General from RSF Commander, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
The letter outlined the RSF’s commitments, including the facilitation of humanitarian aid deliveries in coordination with the Sudanese Agency for Relief and Humanitarian Operations and the strengthening of civilian protection measures.
Additionally, the letter addressed several urgent demands from the UN and the UN Security Council.
