TSC President Meets Prime Minister

President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, met with Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Al-Tayib Idris on Saturday, following his official swearing-in.
The meeting touched on developments in the country, particularly the security, economic, and humanitarian situations.
Dr. Kamil Idris expressed his thanks and appreciation to TSC President for the confidence he placed in him to assume this position, stressing that he will devote all his time and efforts to achieving a decent standard of living for Sudanese citizens.

The Republic of Sudan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office of the Spokesperson and Media Directorate
Press Statement

 Over the past few hours, the terrorist RSF Janjaweed militia has committed a series of heinous humanitarian crimes targeting exclusively civilian targets, claiming the lives of innocent civilians.
Yesterday, in the city of El Fasher, the terrorist militia bombed World Food Programme warehouses, completely burning them along with the food supplies inside. Today, they targeted Al-Daman Hospital in El Obeid, North Kordofan, killing 16 patients receiving treatment, in addition to wounding several other hospital visitors and medical staff. On Wednesday, the criminal militia attacked a popular market in the city of El Khoi, West Kordofan with drones killing eight civilians. They also targeted a residential neighborhood in the city of Al-Dabaibat, South Kordofan, killing two civilians.
These successive, grave crimes, committed in less than 72 hours, manifest a pattern of deliberate and systematic targeting by the terrorist militia of civilians, humanitarian, and civilian vital facilities, with the aim of inflicting the greatest possible loss of life and preventing the provision of essential services, including food, water, medical care, and electricity. The militia targeted all operating hospitals in El Fasher, causing most of them to be out of service. The savage RSF also destroyed the Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), killing hundreds of its inhabitants, through daily shelling with long-range heavy artillery for an entire year, followed by a massive ground attack on the camp. Survivors of that carnage were taken as hostages. Reports indicate that the terrorist militia deported more than 300 displaced women from Zamzam camp to Nyala as hostages. Meanwhile, it continues its siege of the city, preventing food supplies and burning food warehouses, with the aim of imposing a slow death on its residents—a pattern that it had followed at the detention and torture centres for civilians that were discovered after the liberation of the capital, Khartoum. Vital facilities in the city of El Obeid have equally been subject to militia drone attacks, including hospitals, schools, neighborhoods, markets, and even the city’s prison, where more than 40 inmates were killed earlier this month.
Furthermore, dozens of the militia’s attacks on electricity and water stations across the country have also led to the spread of epidemics due to the lack of clean drinking water in some areas.
The responsibility for these egregious crimes lies with the regional sponsor of the terrorist militia, the source of the strategic drones used to commit these crimes and the funding of the mercenaries who comprise the core of the militia, including those who operate the drones. However, the Western allies of the militia’s sponsor also bear a significant share of the responsibility, given the protection they provide the militia in international forums and their lenience with the militia’s crimes.

Agar Affirms importance of developing legislation and laws, mainly in field of journalism and media domain

Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander Malik Agar, has stressed the importance of developing legislation and laws that are compatible with the requirements of the current phase and keep pace with the major transformations that have occurred in the country as a result of the War of Dignity against the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, particularly legislation in the field of media. Addressing a workshop discussing proposals to amend the Press and Publications Act in Port Sudan on Monday, Agar announced the TSC full support for everything that allows the media to operate freely, underlining his support for any effort that leads to a press act or legislation that is fair to all stakeholders.
Agar called for a partnership among stakeholders, particularly journalists, the government, and press institutions, to serve the country's higher interests. He stated that the workshop confirms the Ministry of Culture and Information's interest in national concerns. He praised the ministry's staff and all those who supported the workshop, expressing his hope that it would yield positive outcome that would serve the media sector. TSC Vice President called for the need to work to provide basic conditions for journalistic and media work, most importantly combating hate speech and regionalism, and engaging positively with issues that threaten national security.
Aqar touched on a number of issues that require addressing through legislation and laws, including conflicting powers and overlapping roles between oversight bodies, restrictions on freedom of publication, as well as issues related to the regulation of electronic journalism and litigation over publication matters. He urged examining the lack of financial insurance and institutional independence for the media, which makes it vulnerable to political and negative influences.
Aqar also highlighted the necessity to adhere to international professional standards, pay attention to the issue of protecting journalists, ensure the independence of the Press Council, and focus on training.

Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary receives new WFP representative in Sudan

The Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Hussein Al-Amin Al-Fadil, received in his office on Monday, the new WFP representative in Sudan, Mr. Laurent Bokeraw, who presented his credentials to the Acting Undersecretary. Mr. Laurent Bokera thanked the Government of Sudan for the facilities it has continued to provide to the program. He described the relationship between the government and WFP as a good partnership, affirming WFP's readiness to provide assistance in its work despite the challenges ahead.
For his part, the Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed his hope that Mr. Bokera would succeed in his mission in Sudan, reiterating the Government of Sudan's commitment to providing all necessary assistance to the WFP and other UN agencies to enable them to carry out their mandated duties and perform their work optimally.

The Republic of Sudan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office of the Spokesperson and Media Directorate
Press Statement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically denies the unfounded allegations made in the statement issued yesterday by the United States Department of State, claiming that the Sudanese Government used chemical weapons in their response to the war of aggression and invasion currently being waged against Sudan. The Ministry further denounces the measures the U.S. administration has announced it intends to take against Sudan based on these false and baseless accusations.
The Ministry expresses its deep astonishment at the approach adopted by the U.S. administration in this matter. The issue began months ago with anonymous leaks to the American press containing these allegations, yet the United States completely avoided raising the matter through the appropriate and internationally mandated body—the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, of which both Sudan and the United States are members. Moreover, Sudan currently holds a seat on the Executive Council of the OPCW.
The Chemical Weapons Convention, to which both countries are signatories, explicitly defines the procedures for addressing such allegations and concerns. Despite claiming that the alleged use occurred last year, the United States has failed to take the essential first step of notifying the OPCW of these claims.
Sudan remains fully committed to its obligations under the Convention, including the regular submission of declarations and the abstention from the production, stockpiling, or use of chemical weapons. Accordingly, Sudan rejects any unilateral measures in this regard that violate the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention—particularly when taken by a party with a known history of using false allegations to threaten the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of other states.

Kabbashi Meets UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan on the Occasion of the End of Her Tenure in Sudan

Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Shams- Eddin Kabbashi, met in his office on Thursday with the Resident Coordinator of UN Agencies and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Clementine Salami, is in his office today, on the occasion of the end of her tenure in the country. In a press statement, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Hussein Al-Amin Al-Fadil, explained that TSC Member General Shams-Eddin Kabbashi expressed the Sudanese leadership's appreciation for MS. Salami’s significant efforts to provide services to Sudanese citizens and the recent decision of UN agencies to remain in Port Sudan despite the attacks on the city by rebel militias. His Excellency said that the UN Resident Coordinator expressed her appreciation for the great cooperation she received from the government during her tenure, demonstrating her happiness to work in Sudan despite the war-torn conditions the country is experiencing.