The Peace Govt Warns: Any engagement with the war and coup group is an unacceptable international setback

The Government of Peace announced its categorical rejection of the outcomes of the International Group’s meetings on Sudan, held in the Egyptian capital over the past two days. It stated that any move to engage with, or politically recycle, the forces of war and the coup constitutes a rejected and condemnable international setback, and poses a serious incentive to prolong the war and undermine prospects for peace. 

Furthermore, the Government of Peace expressed its regret over the failure to issue an official statement in the name of the International Group. In a statement issued today, Friday, the Government shared that, reducing the war of April 15 to a description that diminishes it to a mere conflict between two military forces —detached from its deep political and historical roots, and from the context of recurrent wars and the crisis of state-building in Sudan since independence— constitutes an inherently flawed and deficient approach. Adding that, such a characterization can only lead to superficial analyses incapable of addressing the structural causes of the conflict, and it obstructs the achievement of sustainable peace or the establishment of a stable, unified national state. 

The Government of Peace affirmed that it is neither a parallel authority nor a transient entity; rather, it is a political and moral expression of the will of millions of Sudanese who have been left without a State, institutions, or protection since the outbreak of this devastating war —and indeed for many years before it. 

Assayha publishes the text of the Government of Peace’s statement: 

Republic of Sudan
Peace Government 

Statement on the Meetings of the International Group on Sudan
Held in Cairo 

The Peace Government is closely following the international and regional efforts aimed at stopping the devastating war in Sudan and reaching a just and comprehensive peace that ends the suffering of our people and places the country on a path toward stability and the reconstruction of the state on new national foundations. 

While the Government expresses its regret over the failure to issue an official statement in the name of the International Group that convened recently in Cairo—something the Sudanese people, who are bearing the brunt of a catastrophic war and unprecedented humanitarian consequences, had hoped for—the statements issued by both the Advisor to the President of the United States for Arab and African Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt carry fundamental political implications that warrant clarification and response. 

First:
Reducing the war of April 15 to a description that diminishes it to a mere conflict between two military forces—detached from its deep political and historical roots, and from the context of recurrent wars and the crisis of state-building in Sudan since independence—constitutes an inherently flawed and deficient approach. Such a characterization can only lead to superficial analyses incapable of addressing the structural causes of the conflict, and it obstructs the achievement of sustainable peace or the establishment of a stable, unified national state. 

Second:
The Peace Government affirms that it is neither a parallel authority nor a transient entity; rather, it is a political and moral expression of the will of millions of Sudanese who have been left without a State, institutions, or protection since the outbreak of this devastating war—and indeed for many years before it.
By contrast, the so-called “Port Sudan Group” lacks any political or constitutional legitimacy, having overthrown the Transitional Constitution on October 25, 2021, and led the country into a comprehensive constitutional collapse, culminating in the ignition of a devastating civil war on April 15. 

As a result of this coup, Sudan’s membership in the African Union was suspended, the European Union withdrew its recognition of the coup authority, and the United States of America and the United Kingdom adopted the same position. The withdrawal of legitimacy from forces that overturned the December Glorious Revolution and plunged the country into the worst war in its modern history fully accords with the rules of international law and established international norms. 

Accordingly, any move to engage with, or politically recycle, the forces of war and the coup constitutes a rejected and condemnable international setback, and poses a serious incentive to prolong the war and undermine prospects for peace. 

Third:
The Peace Government has engaged—without hesitation or delay—with all international and regional initiatives aimed at stopping the war, stemming from its firm conviction in the necessity of ending it and its commitment to enabling partners and friends to play their responsible role in supporting peace.
In contrast, the other party rejected all such initiatives, maneuvered around them, and systematically sought to obstruct them and strip them of substance. 

The Peace Government has also responded positively to all humanitarian efforts aimed at saving civilians and delivering urgent assistance, while the other party has continued to impose deliberate obstacles to humanitarian work, pursued policies of siege and starvation, and systematically targeted civilians and social infrastructure. 

Equating the Peace Government with the party that ignited the war, used chemical weapons, deliberately targeted local communities, and opened the country to regional and international terrorist organizations represents a morally defective and legally unacceptable approach. It constitutes a blatant falsification of facts and must be brought to an end if the international community is serious about ending the war and achieving a just and sustainable peace. 

In conclusion:
The Peace Government reaffirms its firm commitment to engaging positively and responsibly with serious international initiatives, foremost among them the Quartet initiative led by the United States of America, in order to reach an urgent humanitarian truce and to open an inclusive political process that ends the war and lays the foundation for a just and lasting peace. 

The Government further stresses that genuine peace cannot be separated from rebuilding state institutions on new foundations and from an immediate response to citizens’ essential needs in the areas of education, security, health, civil documentation, and the banking system—measures that would alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people and strengthen stability. 

The Peace Government warns that any attempt to circumvent the foundations upon which the Quartet initiative is based, or to open alternative side tracks, will only fuel the continuation of the war and obstruct the achievement of a just and comprehensive peace that brings a definitive end to Sudan’s wars once and for all. 

Media Department,
Council of Ministers
Peace Government