Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman will visit the White House on Tuesday evening, where, according to Reuters sources, he will trying to convince President Donald Trump to personally intervene in peace talks in Sudan. According to them, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia thinks that Trump’s pressure could push forward binding talks on ending the more than two-and-a-half-year civil war, informs TASR.
- Saudi Arabia’s Prince Muhammad bin Salman will visit the White House on Tuesday.
- He is trying to get President Trump involved in peace talks in Sudan.
- A civil war broke out in Sudan between the army and the RSF in April 2023.
- The conflict caused tens of thousands of casualties and displaced 12 million people.
- Peace in Sudan is a matter of national security for Saudi Arabia.
Since the outbreak of war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) in April 2023 in Sudan tens of thousands of people died and the fighting displaced 12 million people. In October, the RSF captured the strategic town of al-Fashir in the Darfur region after 18 months of siege. After the capture of the city, reports of mass killings of civilians, executions, sexual violence, violence against health workers and kidnappings by members of the RSF began to spread.
Since taking office, Trump has tried to portray himself as a peacemaker. He credits himself with ending several wars and aspired to the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace initiatives. Therefore, according to sources, Prince Muhammad will try to give Trump an opportunity to end another conflict. The United States and Saudi Arabia together with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) form the Quad grouping, which seeks to mediate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Sudan.
According to Reuters, peace in Sudan is a matter of national security for Saudi Arabia, as the two countries are only separated by the Red Sea. The agency points out that the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which allegedly support the RSF with military supplies, also plays a role in resolving the conflict.
