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Saudi Arabia condemns armed attack on embassy | Saudi Arabia condemns armed attack on embassy |
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Riyadh has denounced all forms of violence and sabotage against diplomatic missions and representations | |
Saudi Arabia has condemned an attack on its embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, where a power struggle has raged since April 15, killing hundreds and causing a mass exodus. | Saudi Arabia has condemned an attack on its embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, where a power struggle has raged since April 15, killing hundreds and causing a mass exodus. |
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that armed groups had stormed and vandalized its building in the conflict-torn city and also destroyed the property and housing of Saudi employees. | The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that armed groups had stormed and vandalized its building in the conflict-torn city and also destroyed the property and housing of Saudi employees. |
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom’s total rejection of all forms of violence and sabotage against diplomatic missions and representations,” it said in a statement. | “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom’s total rejection of all forms of violence and sabotage against diplomatic missions and representations,” it said in a statement. |
It also emphasized the need to confront armed groups that it claimed were attempting to “undermine the return of security and stability to Sudan and its people.” | It also emphasized the need to confront armed groups that it claimed were attempting to “undermine the return of security and stability to Sudan and its people.” |
Saudi Arabia, along with the US, has been trying to get the warring factions in Sudan to agree to halt the fighting, which is now in its eighth week. | |
Ceasefire talks began in the Red Sea city of Jeddah in early May but broke down last week after mediators said there had been numerous breaches of agreed-upon truces. | |
Meanwhile, the Saudi news outlet Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday that envoys from Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had resumed indirect talks in Jeddah. | |
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan pledged to maintain cooperation in addressing the Khartoum conflict during a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday, according to Al Arabiya. | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan pledged to maintain cooperation in addressing the Khartoum conflict during a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday, according to Al Arabiya. |
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