The Libyan Minister of Youth, Fathallah Al-Zeni, represented Libya at the meeting of the foreign ministers of Sudan's neighboring countries, which was held in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, on Monday.
Al-Zeni met with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Eritrea and South Sudan, with transitional President Mahamat Idriss Déby.
The foreign ministers of Sudan's neighboring countries discussed aspects of the Sudanese crisis, with its security, political and humanitarian dimensions, and its effects on the Sudanese people as well as its regional and international repercussions, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The foreign ministers called on the parties to the conflict in Sudan to facilitate the provision of aid to the people in accordance with international humanitarian law.
The foreign ministers stressed the importance of integration and effective coordination among the initiatives of the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Sudan's neighboring countries. They also agreed to hold a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the next regular session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.
