US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held calls with Kenyan President William Ruto, Comorian President and current African Union (AU) President Azali Assoumani Monday to reiterate the support of the US for “collective international action to end the fighting in Sudan and ensure unimpeded humanitarian access”.
State Departments Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that Blinken thanked the two presidents for their leadership and stressed his support for “the AU-led international effort to develop an urgent plan for de-escalation, as called for in the AU’s April 20 communique”.
The statement added they discussed “the importance of continuing cooperation in pressing the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to uphold the current ceasefire and begin negotiations on a more durable end to the conflict and unimpeded humanitarian access
Source: Kuwait News Agency