MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somalia has welcomed the start of talks between the armed rival groups in Sudan.
In a statement, Somali foreign ministry lauded Saudi and US governments for facilitating talks between Sudanese armed forces the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah.
Somalia also commended efforts to end the clashes between the armed groups.
The foreign ministry urged the armed groups to consider the interests of the Sudanese nation and engage in talks towards to a cease fire.
“The Somali government and people truly respect and cherish the historical brotherly bilateral relations it has with the Sudanese government and people who have stood by our side and continue to be by our side through our period of civil strife,” the statement reads in part.
Somali government wished all parties involved in the Sudan conflict understand the possible devastating repercussions of their actions on the Sudanese nation and people as well as the entire region.
“Our painful experience in Somalia is that conflicts are easy to start but very difficult to end. We therefore urge the parties in Sudan to swiftly silence the guns and iron our their differences through peaceful means,” the ministry said.
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