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A US envoy met over the weekend with Sudan\u2019s top general as the Trump administration pushes for diplomatic efforts to end a war that has created what many describe as the world\u2019s largest humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump\u2019s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, met Saturday with Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan at a luncheon hosted by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union, according to a social media post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese efforts aim to enable Sudan to restore its security and stability, embark on reconstruction and development, and, through an inclusive Sudanese-owned and Sudanese-led national dialogue, transition toward a civilian-led government,\u201d Boulos wrote on X.<\/p>\n
The rare meeting between Boulos and Burhan comes as the US, Egypt and other intermediaries seek to renew pressure on the warring parties in Sudan to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of the African nation into famine.<\/p>\n
It also took place less than two weeks after Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim accused the US of denying a visa for Burhan to attend the high-level week of the UN General Assembly last month in New York, saying it was a betrayal of Washington\u2019s host country obligations. The State Department declined to comment at the time, citing visa privacy laws.<\/p>\n
The war in Sudan, which has entered its fourth year, has been overshadowed over the past year by the conflicts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
The African country first plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n
Although repeated attempts at peace talks in recent months have failed to end the war, Boulos and other Trump administration officials have said they believe there is still a chance for a regional agreement to secure an immediate humanitarian truce, including certain withdrawals and the establishment of safe humanitarian corridors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States stands ready to support all efforts leading to a comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese political forces, leading to a preliminary road map of the future of the Sudan,\u201d Boulos said in his post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n