Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL399):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are supporting efforts by the United States to encourage the warring parties in Sudan to enter ceasefire talks; and if so, what progress has been made in those talks, and in finding a resolution to the conflict. (HL399)
Tabled on: 29 July 2024
Answer:
Lord Collins of Highbury:
The UK is supporting the US and other international partners in pressing the parties to agree to enter ceasefire talks. The Foreign Secretary publicly welcomed the planned talks co-hosted by the US, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland on 14 August and urged the parties to participate. We continue to use all diplomatic levers, including using our position as penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council to press the warring parties to attend talks and commit to a permanent ceasefire, safe, unrestricted humanitarian access, and protection of civilians.
Date and time of answer: 02 Aug 2024 at 14:59.
