Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has told Middle East Eye he is willing to open talks with the United Arab Emirates, as long as certain conditions are met.
These conditions include the UAE ending its support of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023.
“We are willing to enter into peace talks with the UAE, but these talks need to be conducted on Sudan’s terms,” Burhan said. “The UAE must respect the unity of Sudan.”
MEE can reveal that the Sudanese leader’s visit to Bahrain last week was part of an attempt by Bahrain to facilitate talks between Sudan’s army-backed government and the UAE.
Efforts to establish a channel of communication between Abu Dhabi and the Sudanese government are continuing but have not been successful so far, said a Sudanese intelligence source and four European diplomatic sources familiar with the discussions.
