Head of American Diplomacy Anthony Blinkenwho is visiting Japan held separate talks today with two rival generals who have been embroiled in a bloody power struggle in Sudan and insisted that “it is urgent to declare a cease-fire”.

The ceasefire “will allow the distribution of humanitarian aid to people affected by the fighting, reunite Sudanese families and guarantee the safety of members of the international community in Khartoum,” Mr. Blinken told his interlocutors, according to a press release. U.S. Foreign Office spokesman Vedant Patel.

US Secretary of State confirmed the attack on an American convoy who transported diplomats.

“Yesterday, an American diplomatic convoy came under fire. All people are safe,” he said, calling the attack “reckless, irresponsible and dangerous” and announcing that the incident was under investigation.

G7: “Lower your weapon.”

The G7 foreign ministers simultaneously called on the warring parties in Sudan for a ceasefire and their leaders to resume dialogue.

Fighting between the armed forces and Sudan’s largest paramilitaries “threatens the security of the Sudanese civilian population” and “undermines efforts to restart the country’s transition to democracy,” G7 diplomats said in a statement.

“We call on the parties cease hostilities immediately, unconditionally. We call on all actors to renounce violence, return to negotiations and take active steps to reduce tensions and ensure the safety of all civilians, including diplomatic and humanitarian personnel, ”the State Department of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy said in a statement. , Canada and Japan chairing the G7.

The United Nations estimates that at least 185 people were killed and another 1,800 injured in the fighting that broke out on Saturday and has continued since. However, it is believed that the actual number of victims is much higher.

Over 185 dead

More than 185 people have died and another 1,800 civilians and militants have been injured over the past three days in clashes between the forces of two generals vying for power in Sudan, Volcker, head of the UN mission in the country, said. tonight.

“The situation is very fluid. It is difficult to determine where the scales are tipping,” Perthes said, speaking to reporters in New York via video link.