November 18, 2024 (PORT SUDAN)  – In his first visit to Sudan since his appointment, United States special envoy Tom Perriello met Monday with Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan’s ruling military council, to discuss a roadmap for ending the country’s devastating civil war. Perriello also conferred with other top Sudanese officials and civilian leaders in Port Sudan, the country’s main eastern port city, including Deputy Sovereign Council leader Malik Agar, Foreign Minister Ali Youssef, and Sultan Saad Abdel Rahman Bahr al-Din. Representatives from United Nations agencies operating in Sudan also participated in the discussions. The meetings centred on a four-stage plan proposed by the Sudanese government to resolve the conflict. The plan calls for separating the warring factions, facilitating humanitarian aid delivery, integrating the Rapid Support Forces into the national army, and establishing a civilian-led government through a constitutional process. “The discussions addressed the roadmap to end the war, how to deliver humanitarian aid, mend the social fabric, as well as the political process as a final way out after the war,” said Mohamed Abdallah, Sudan’s ambassador to the United States, in a statement following the meeting with General al-Burhan. Abdallah said the U.S. envoy presented proposals …

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