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Sudan updates as of 7/19/2024

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DVS welcomes the discussions of the UN Secretary- General's Envoy, Mr. Ramatane Lamamra, with the RSF delegation regarding opening humanitarian paths to deliver aid to Sudanese civilians. This step is appreciated, but it requires the participation of the SAF and the commitment of the parties to open the paths. It also calls on the UN to put pressure on the parties to end the war in Sudan.

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Office of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan مكتب المبعوث الشخصي للأمين العام للأمم المتحدة الى السودان Statement of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, after the conclusion of the Geneva Proximity Talks 19 July 2024, Geneva

In Resolution 2724 (2024), the Security Council mandated me to use my good offices with the parties to the conflict in Sudan, complementing and coordinating regional peace efforts. Security Council Resolution 2736 (2024) reiterated the Council's concern over the situation in Sudan. It urged the parties to de-escalate in and around El Fasher, to allow and facilitate unfettered humanitarian access across the country and ensure the protection of civilians. It further called on the parties to the conflict to seek an immediate cessation of hostilities, leading to a sustainable resolution of the conflict, through dialogue.

Resolution 2736 (2024) also requested the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Sudanese authorities and regional stakeholders, to make further recommendations for the protection of civilians in Sudan, building on the existing mediation and good offices mechanisms.

To contribute to these recommendations, and building on my previous engagements with the parties, I addressed letters to General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, Chairperson of the Sovereign Council and Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, inviting them to nominate senior delegations to discuss the following issues:

1) measures to be undertaken to ensure the distribution of humanitarian assistance to all the Sudanese population in need;

2) options to ensure the protection of civilians across Sudan.

I invited the delegations appointed by both parties to travel to Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in discussions in "proximity format", in which I would separately engage the delegation of each party, supported by a United Nations integrated technical team providing relevant expertise. These discussions took place from 11 to 19 July 2024. During this period, my team held a total of around 20 sessions with the parties' delegations, including technical and plenary meetings. We interacted with each of the delegations in the context of their respective mandates.

Throughout these engagements, the delegations expressed their positions on key issues of concern, in light of their responsibilities, allowing us to deepen our mutual understanding. We then explored avenues to address these issues to contribute to alleviating the suffering of the civilian population in Sudan. I am encouraged by the willingness of the parties to engage with me on these critical matters, as well as by the commitments made to respond to some specific requests we presented to them.

The humanitarian situation in Sudan remains catastrophic and is deteriorating every day. Urgent action is needed to ensure that humanitarian assistance safely reaches all those in need and to guarantee the protection of all civilians in Sudan. I count on the parties to promptly translate their willingness to engage with me into tangible progress on the ground. The United Nations will continue to make every effort to support the civilian population throughout the country.

The discussions held in Geneva are an encouraging initial step in a longer and complex process. Although unilateral commitments by the parties do not constitute agreements with the UN, I welcome the commitments announced today by one of the two parties to enhance humanitarian assistance and the protection of civilians. I intend to remain in close contact with the leadership of the two parties, to follow up on the implementation of commitments and to engage them on critical issues. I remain at their disposal for the desirable continuation of this process. I urge both parties to step up their engagement for peace for the sake of the Sudanese people and the future of the country.

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In brief

The Sudan Armed Forces yesterday carried out airstrikes in Nyala, South Darfur, allegedly with barrel bombs, killing and wounding several people.

Organizers of the recent Cairo humanitarian conference have released a report on the outcomes and recommendations of the conference.

Following the recent IGAD summit, representatives of East African countries, the European Union, and other stakeholders held a meeting in New York, organized by the German and French UN missions, to discuss building on the outcomes of the IGAD summit. Annette Weber, the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, shared this image of the meeting, referring to the recent IGAD summit as “encouraging” and saying the New York meeting aimed to unify efforts for peace.

Similarly, the UN Secretary-General issued a statement welcoming “encouraging developments” at the recent IGAD summit. However, he said he was “gravely concerned by the unwillingness of the parties—so far—to cease hostilities.” The summit, held in Djibouti, marked the first public engagement of the secretary-general's new Sudan envoy, former Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra.

RSF, through its media team, issued a statement yesterday reiterating its “unwavering commitment” to participate in a proposed one-on-one summit between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF Commander, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, facilitated by IGAD. The statement came in the context of rumors that RSF would send its deputy commander to the meeting instead. RSF said these were false rumors spread by its enemies.

In West Darfur, humanitarian organizations carried out a cross-border operation from Chad to deliver health and nutrition supplies to Kulbus and Jabal Moon localities to cover the needs of around 50,000 people, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Health organizations continue to grapple with outbreaks of measles, cholera, and dengue fever. Health services are non-existent in some areas affected by conflict. OCHA noted, “Attacks on health services and looting of supplies in transit as well as warehouses present a major challenge for continuity of operations.”

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The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of Tuareg and Arab nationalist groups from the North, has asked Algeria for an emergency meeting in the face of what they perceive as the imminent collapse of the peace agreement signed in Algiers in 2015 with the Malian authorities to end hostilities in the north of the country, in the Azawad region, where separatists are demanding greater autonomy.

In a missive picked up by the Malian media JigiAfrica, the CMA calls for "an emergency meeting with all international mediation in a neutral place" to conduct "a decisive examination of the viability of the agreement," according to the letter addressed to the Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra.

With the 2015 Algiers Agreement signed between the government and the Tuareg separatist groups, the Tuareg became part of the Armed Forces, a ceasefire was sealed and it was proposed to give more powers to the northern part of Mali, as well as the creation of a regional security force and a development plan.

However, at the end of an internal meeting held on Saturday in their stronghold of Kidal, the Tuareg separatists denounced that the agreement was far from being fully implemented.

"It is regrettable to admit, seven years after the signing of the agreement, the evident lack of effective commitments from the two crucial parties for its implementation: the successive Malian governments and the mediation of the international community," the CMA made known, before denouncing that the agreements have been "in proven decay."

12 Dec 22

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4 December 2022: King Abdullah II, as part of his state visit to Algeria, visited the Martyrs' Memorial and the National Museum of Moudjahid located at a hilltop in El Hamma overlooking the Bay of Algiers.

He laid a wreath at the memorial and recited verses from the holy Quran in memory of Algerian martyrs. (Source: Petra)

During the visit to the National Museum of Moudjahid, His Majesty toured a photo exhibition, held to mark the King’s state visit, and was briefed on exhibits documenting Jordan’s support for the Algerian revolution. Touring El Hamma, His Majesty was briefed by Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra—the King’s escort of honour—on the old city, the port, and the surrounding areas.

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HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Attends the 19th Edition of the Mediterranean Games.

On the early evening of June 29, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Oran, Alergia for a two-day visit to attend the 19th Edition of the Mediterranean Games. Upon his arrival at the Ahmed Ben Bella International Airport in Oran, the sovereign prince was warmly welcomed by the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, who…

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Algeria, China sign two plans to strengthen comprehensive strategic partnership

Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ramtane Lamamra and Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission in China He Lifeng signed, by videoconference, the executive plan for the joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative and of the three-year cooperation plan in key fields 2022-2024, between Algeria and China. This signing comes within the framework of…

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Der UNO-Sicherheitsrat hält Beratschlagungen unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit zur Frage der marokkanischen Sahara ab

Vereinte Nationen (New York)–Der UNO-Sicherheitsrat hielt in New York Beratschlagungen unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit zur Frage der marokkanischen Sahara ab. Diese regelmäßigen Beratschlagungen sind in der am 27. Oktober 2022 verabschiedeten Resolution 2654 des UNO-Sicherheitsrates  eingeplant.

Informierten Quellen im UNO-Hauptquartier zufolge wurden die Mitglieder des Sicherheitsrates am Mittwoch vom persönlichen Abgesandten des UNO-Generalsekretärs für die Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, sowie vom Sonderbeauftragten des Generalsekretärs und vom Chef der MINURSO, Alexander Iwanko, auf dem Laufenden gehalten.

Aus denselben Quellen geht hervor, dass die marokkanische Autonomieinitiative von einer großen Anzahl der Ratsmitglieder im Allgemeinen geschätzt und unterstützt wurde, die die Ansicht vertraten und vertreten, dass sie die ernsthafte, glaubwürdige und pragmatische Lösung darstelle, um dem Regionalkonflikt um die marokkanische Sahara endgültig ein Ende bereiten zu dürfen. In diesem Zusammenhang sollte in Erinnerung gerufen werden, dass in die Resolution 2654 und in etliche ihr vorangegangene seit 2007 verabschiedete  Resolutionen die Vorrangstellung der marokkanischen Autonomieinitiative eingebettet ist.

In ähnlicher Weise bekundeten die Mitglieder des Sicherheitsrates diesen Quellen nach einstimmig ihre Unterstützung dem ausschließlichen UNO- Prozess auf politischem Wege gegenüber, der darauf abzielt, eine politische, realistische, pragmatische, dauerhafte Lösung auf Kompromisswege der marokkanischen Sahara-Frage erzwingen zu dürfen.

Alle Mitglieder greifen aufs Neue den Bemühungen von Herrn de Mistura zur Wiederbelebung des Prozesses auf politischem Wege der Vereinten Nationen unter die Arme, der bezogen auf 2007 in allen Resolutionen des Sicherheitsrates verankert ist, im vorliegenden Falle die Wiederaufnahme von Gesprächen am runden Tisch, woran im Besonderen Marokko, Algerien und Mauretanien beteiligt sind. Der Prozess der Gespräche am runden Tische wurde in der Resolution 2654 und in den vorangegangenen Resolutionen bezogen auf 2018 als einziger Rahmen für die Durchführung dieses Prozesses auf politischem Wege anerkannt.

Die Mitglieder des Sicherheitsrates brachten überdies ihre Wertschätzung zu Gunsten des Zustandekommens informeller bilateraler Beratschlagungen, im Besonderen mit Marokko, Algerien und Mauretanien, durch den persönlichen Abgesandten Ende März letzten Jahres im Hauptquartier der Vereinten Nationen in New York zur Sprache, somit Algeriens Status als Hauptpartei in diesem Regionalkonflikt bestätigend, den sie geschaffen und seit einem halben Jahrhundert aufrechterhalten hat, und dies unter Missachtung der Interessen und des gemeinschaftlichen Schicksals der Völker der fünf Mitgliedstaaten der Union des Arabischen Maghreb.

Es sollte darüber hinaus die Erinnerung daran wachgerufen werden, dass die Rolle Algeriens seit 2018 in allen Resolutionen des Sicherheitsrates verankert ist, mit einschließlich in der Resolution 2654, worin es dazu aufgefordert wird, sich im Geiste des Realismus und des Kompromisses an den Gesprächen am runden Tische beteiligen zu haben, um dies erzielen zu dürfen. Leider verstößt Algerien weiterhin gegen die Resolutionen des Sicherheitsrates und damit gegen das Völkerrecht, indem es sich verweigert, an den Gesprächen am runden Tische teilzunehmen, woran zwei seiner ehemaligen Außenminister, nämlich Lamsahel und Lamamra, im September 2018 bzw. im März 2019 teilgenommen haben.

Diesen sehr übereinstimmenden Quellen innerhalb der UNO nach gaben an, dass andere Mitglieder des Sicherheitsrates die Stabilität und den Wohlstand würdigten, die in der marokkanischen Sahara vorherrschen, indem sie die umfassende Entwicklung in den Vordergrund gespielt haben, die die südlichen Provinzen des Königreichs durchlaufen. Und dies vermöge des neuen Entwicklungsmodells in diesen Provinzen, das die irreführenden Behauptungen Algeriens und seiner Marionette, der Front Polisario, über die Situation in der marokkanischen Sahara und über das Bestehen eines sogenannten Konflikts vernichtend wegfegt.

In ähnlicher Weise wurde während dieser Beratschlagungen die Einweihung  von Generalkonsulaten in den Städten Laâyoune und Dakhla sowie die zuwachsende Anerkennung der Marokkanität der Sahara durch die internationale Gemeinschaft klar herausgestellt.

Darüber hinaus wurden während dieser Beratschlagungen das Engagement Marokkos zu Gunsten des Waffenstillstands und seine fruchtbare Zusammenarbeit mit der MINURSO zwecks der Bewerkstelligung der Umsetzung ihres Mandats zwecks der Überwachung des Waffenstillstands hervorgehoben.

Der Verzicht der Front Polisario auf Betreiben Algeriens auf den Waffenstillstand war Gegenstand großer Besorgnis seitens der Ratsmitglieder, die diese Separatistengruppe dazu aufforderten, zum Waffenstillstand zurückkehren zu haben.

Die Behinderungen vonseiten der Front Polisario der Aktivitäten zwecks der  Überwachung des Waffenstillstands der MINURSO, mit einschließlich des Verstoßes  gegen die Militärabkommen und der Freizügigkeit sowie der Blockierung der  Versorgungskonvois, wurden von den Mitgliedern des Sicherheitsrates an den Pranger gestellt, welche ein Ende dieser verwerflichen Verstoße einforderten.

Der Verzicht der Front Polisario auf den Waffenstillstand und ihre unzulässigen Angriffe der MINURSO gegenüber wurden vom UNO-Generalsekretär in seinem Bericht an den Sicherheitsrat im vergangenen Oktober offengelegt.

Quellen:

http://www.corcas.com

http://www.sahara-online.net

http://www.sahara-culture.com

http://www.sahara-villes.com

http://www.sahara-developpement.com

http://www.sahara-social.com

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Çavuşoğlu: Cezayir ile Türkiye'nin tutumu aynıdır

Çavuşoğlu: Cezayir ile Türkiye’nin tutumu aynıdır

Dışişleri Bakanı Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, çeşitli temaslarda bulunmak üzere geldiği Cezayir’de Türkiye-Cezayir Ortak Planlama Grubu 1. Toplantısı’na katıldı. Çavuşoğlu toplantının ardından Cezayir Dışişleri ve Yurtdışındaki Ulusal Topluluklar Bakanı Ramtane Lamamra ile düzenlediği basın toplantısında, Cezayir ile 10 milyar dolar ticaret hacmine ulaşılmasını temenni ettiklerini belirtti. Çavuşoğlu,…

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Algeria and China sign two agreements to consolidate their bilateral ties

Algeria and China sign two agreements to consolidate their bilateral ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra – LI RUI / XINHUA NEWS / CONTACT PHOTO The Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra, and the Chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, He Lifen, signed two agreements on Monday to increase bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Specifically, the signing of the “Executive Plan for the…

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Η Λιβύη στο επίκεντρο των συνομιλιών Νίκου Δένδια - Ramtane Lamamra

Η Λιβύη στο επίκεντρο των συνομιλιών Νίκου Δένδια – Ramtane Lamamra

Οι τελευταίες εξελίξεις στη Λιβύη τέθηκαν επί τάπητος στη συνάντηση που είχε ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών Νίκος Δένδιας με τον Αλγερινό ομόλογό του Ramtane Lamamra στο περιθώριο της 76ης Γενικής Συνέλευσης του ΟΗΕ. Σύμφωνα με διπλωματικές πηγές, ο κ. Δένδιας επανέλαβε την πάγια ελληνική θέση, την οποία συμμερίζεται η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία της Διεθνούς Κοινότητας, για την πλήρη αποχώρηση όλων των ξένων…

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Algerije verbreekt diplomatieke banden met Marokko

De Algerijnse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, Ramdane Lamamra, heeft bekendgemaakt dat Algerije besloten heeft de diplomatieke betrekkingen met het Allawitische koninkrijk te verbreken, met ingang van vandaag, dinsdag 24 augustus. De minister van Buitenlandse Zaken onthulde vandaag in persconferentie dat Algerije weigert zich te onderwerpen aan onaanvaardbaar gedrag en acties die het sterk…

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mikdad receiving Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra today, 25 July 2022

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Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With ‘Hostile’ Morocco

Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With ‘Hostile’ Morocco

Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra holds a press conference in the capital Algiers, on August 24, 2021. RYAD KRAMDI / AFP.  Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday that his country has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to “hostile actions”, following months of resurgent tensions between the North African rivals. The countries have long accused one another of…

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3 December 2022: King Abdullah II arrived in Algiers on a state visit at the invitation of Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

He was received by the Algerian president at Houari Boumediene Airport, where His Majesty was accorded an official welcoming ceremony. (Source: Petra)

Receiving His Majesty at the airport were President of the Council of the Nation Salah Goudjil, President of the People’s National Assembly Brahim Boughali, Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane, Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army Gen. Saïd Chanegriha, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra—the King’s escort of honour—and a number of ministers, in addition to members of the Arab and foreign diplomatic corps in Algeria, and Jordan’s Ambassador to Algeria Shaker Amoush, along with embassy staff. The Jordanian delegation on the visit includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, Director of the Office of His Majesty Jafar Hassan, and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply and Minister of Labour Yousef Shamali.

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Algeria's reserves of natural gas have raised its importance as European countries race for alternatives to Russian supplies. [...]

One article at Reuters says Europe depends on Algeria for a third of its natural gas. [...] 

"Western countries [are] in a race against time to secure alternative supplies of Russian gas, as Algeria appears as an appropriate solution thanks to its huge gas reserves and its presence near Europe,” the Al-Ain article says, explaining that supplying Europe could help the country's financial situation – but “In turn, it could negatively affect the growing relations between Algeria and Russia.” [...]

The US is also interested in Algeria and is apparently in discussions with companies operating there [...]

Meanwhile, European countries have also been looking to Azerbaijan and other countries for supplies.

Algeria also has other foreign policy problems. “In late October, Algeria closed a major pipeline that transports gas to Spain through Morocco, after the escalation of the dispute between the two Arab neighbors over relations between Morocco and Israel and the Western Sahara crisis,” the report says.  [...]

Algeria's official stance is hatred toward Israel. Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra denounced the African Union's decision to grant the Jewish state an observer status as a "double mistake,” according to recent reports. [...]

In addition extremist groups continue to destabilize the Sahel. Reports say that Algeria has walked away from a deal to buy Russian warplanes.  

Meanwhile, there are concerns that Russia has sent military contractors to Mali and other countries in the region. Moscow also plays a role in Libya and the Central African Republic, according to reports. Two days ago, Russia said it has nothing to do with military contractors working in Mali, President Vladimir Putin said while visiting French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders recently met again. Mali has slammed France in recent days, expelling the French ambassador and accusing Paris of trying to divide the country. [...]

This also matters because of Morocco. [...] Israel’s defense minister was in Morocco in November.

But in Washington, some US officials and politicians are still unhappy over the Trump administration's recognition of Western Sahara as part of Morocco. “We look like hypocrites now. We oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and refuse to recognize their control of Crimea, but we support Morocco’s invasion and control over Western Sahara,” said US Senator Chris Murphy in December 2020

10 Feb 22