Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

NNA -nbsp;Sudan#39;s warring sides have agreed to meet in United Nations-mediated talks on enabling desperately needed aid delivery in their conflict-torn country, the UN aid chief said on Wednesday.

Martin Griffiths told reporters in Geneva that he had been in contact with the heads of the two factions in Sudan#39;s 10-month-long civil war about convening quot;empowered representatives of the two militariesquot; to discuss aid access.

He said he wanted quot;to get them to follow up the commitments of the so-called Jeddah Declarationquot;, which the two sides signed last May, agreeing to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure and to let in badly needed aid.

Griffiths warned the lack of access remained quot;very, very considerablequot;.

quot;I had positive responses from both sides,quot; he said, adding that he was quot;still waiting for a confirmation on when and wherequot;, but that Switzerland had been suggested as a venue. — AFP

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