Khartoum: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salim said Sudanese diplomacy became the first line of defence against plots targeting the country, carried out through the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia. He added that Sudanese diplomacy recognised from the outset of the war that Sudan was facing a major conspiracy.
According to Sudan News Agency, in a joint interview with Sudan News Agency (SUNA), Sudan Radio, and Sudan TV, the minister stated that, from the early days of the conflict, President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan appointed Ambassador Dafallah Al-Haj Ali as a special presidential envoy. This envoy, supported by a number of diplomats, was tasked with explaining the reality of the war to various countries, particularly within the regional neighbourhood. The minister noted that these diplomatic efforts had achieved positive results in persuading the international community of Sudan's account of the conflict.
The minister commended Sudanese diplomacy for successfully countering the RSF's narrative, including its claims of fighting for democracy and dismantling the "State of 1956." He emphasized that a clear, evidence-based case was presented, effectively refuting those claims.
The minister highlighted the RSF commander's early media statements, which claimed that his forces had surrounded Al-Burhan and that he must either surrender or be killed. These statements, according to the minister, revealed the true nature of the conflict. All evidence, he added, indicated it was an attempted coup backed by a massive media campaign and substantial funding. He expressed regret that some Sudanese had become the militia's political arm, complicating efforts to confront the plot.