Sudan does not participate in the IGAD summit

According to the international group of the Tsinem news agency, Djibouti, which holds the rotating presidency of the intergovernmental organization for the development of East Africa “IGAD”, an invitation to the members of this The organization sent the leaders of the member countries to participate in the extraordinary IGAD meeting that will be held on January 18 (Thursday, January 28) in the capital of Djibouti.

In this meeting, the ways to end the battle between the army and the rapid response forces of Sudan and the differences between Somalia and Ethiopia (creating a crossing in northern Somalia and violating the national sovereignty of this country) will be discussed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan, by publishing a statement, condemned the invitation of the IGAD secretariat to Major General Mohammad Hamdan Daghlo, known as Hamidti, the commander of the rapid reaction forces, to attend the extraordinary meeting of this organization and declared: this invitation is a violation. It is obvious that the IGAD agreement and all the regulations related to the activities of international organizations. He recognized ethnic cleansing and sexual violence in Sudan and stated: All these crimes were committed by rapid reaction forces in different regions of Sudan.

In this The statement said: IGAD is an organization consisting of independent governments with the aim of promoting peace and security in the region, and criminal and terrorist groups have no place there.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan clarified: The crimes of terrorist militias (rapid reaction forces) have been condemned by international organizations such as the European Union, the Arab League, the United Nations Human Rights Office and a number of countries in the world, including the United States, but IGAD has not condemned these crimes. By inviting Hamidti, he wants to legitimize the rapid response forces.

This ministry accuses IGAD of ignoring its laws and becoming a tool for The conspiracy against the Sudanese nation announced: All Sudan’s options regarding cooperation with IGAD are on the table. A statement announced: Although an official invitation has been received to attend the upcoming meeting of IGAD leaders in Djibouti, IGAD will not participate in this meeting, because IGAD is against the previous resolutions of the IGAD summit regarding the holding of a face-to-face meeting between General Abdul Fattah Burhan, the commander of the army, and Hamidti. The commander of the rapid reaction forces did not adhere to December 28 and this meeting was not carried out, while Hamidati has traveled to a number of IGAD member countries.

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