A joint US-Saudi statement welcomed the 'start of pre-negotiation talks' and urged sustained global support to quell the fighting.
KHARTOUM - The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital.
Multiple truces have been reached since the fighting erupted on April 15, but none has been respected. In Khartoum, witnesses reported continued air strikes and explosions on Friday, including near the airport. The UN children's agency, UNICEF, warned Friday that "the situation in Sudan has become fatal for a frighteningly large number of children".
The UN Human Rights Council said it would hold a special session next Thursday "to address the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict".
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