Blocking Al Burhan from UNGA part of growing US efforts to stop Sudan war, says Massad Boulos
The US is hardening its position towards Sudan’s warring parties to end the war, using a growing pressure toolkit that includes sanctions, efforts to expand the arms embargo and other measures, US envoy Massad Boulos told The National . One of those measures was Washington’s decision not to grant Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan a visa to attend the UN General…
US envoy Massad Boulos stated that blocking Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan from attending the UN General Assembly's high-level debate was part of the US's growing efforts to end the war in Sudan. The decision to deny Al Burhan's visa was seen as a clear move to show disapproval of his position, according to Boulos.
The US, through its senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, has been using a growing pressure toolkit, including sanctions and efforts to expand the arms embargo, to address the conflict. Gen Al Burhan was scheduled to deliver Sudan's address at the UN despite accusations of war crimes and US sanctions over the use of chemical weapons by his forces during the devastating conflict.
Boulos expressed the US's support for a civilian track, which is led by the Quintet - the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the Arab League, the EU, and the UN, and facilitated by these bodies. He emphasized the importance of giving Sudan a chance to resolve the conflict through Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue.
The US also aims to expand the arms embargo to prevent both sides from receiving foreign military support, as evidenced by the UN fact-finding mission finding evidence of foreign support for the RSF and the SAF's use of foreign-supplied weapons.
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