The President of Djibouti and Chairperson of Inter-Governmental Authority Development (IGAD), Ismail Omar, announced the postponement of the Sudanese peace talks to early January 2024.
In a statement seen by The City Review on Thursday, Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the decision came after the extraordinary IGAD Summit in Djibouti held on December 9, 2023, to strike a peace deal between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces in Djibouti.
“In its capacity as Current Chair of IGAD, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti on the final communique of the Extraordinary IGAD Summit in Djibouti on 9, December 2023 to organize talks in Djibouti, within a period of 15 days between His Excellency General Abdel Fattah AL-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan and General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the Rapid Support Forces,” it said.
“Therefore, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh has the honour to inform them that the meeting scheduled in Djibouti on December 28, 2023, has been postponed to early January 2024 for technical reasons,” it added.
According to the statement, the precise dates will be communicated as soon as possible.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Djibouti avails itself of this opportunity to renew to IGAD Member States, the IGAD Secretariat, Diplomatic Missions and Informational Organisations the assurance of its highest consideration,” it stated.
