UPDATE - Saudi crown prince, Sudan’s Burhan discuss efforts to achieve stability

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By Hussien Elkabany, Betul Yilmaz, Adel Abdelrheem and Rania Abu Shamala

ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks on Monday with the head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to discuss efforts to achieve security and stability in the war-torn country.

The Saudi state news agency SPA said the discussions dwelt on current developments in Sudan and efforts to establish peace and security, without giving further details.

Burhan arrived in Riyadh early Monday for talks with Saudi officials as fighting continued between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Saudi Arabia is part of the international Quad mechanism, which also includes the US, Egypt, and the UAE, that proposed a plan in September for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan as the first step toward a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition leading to an independent civilian government.

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has since killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others.