If the new three-day cessation of fighting holds, it could create an opportunity to get much-needed critical resources like food and medical supplies to those in need.
It could also allow for the safe passage of the “dozens” of Americans who Blinken said have expressed interest in leaving Sudan.
President Joe Biden has asked for “every conceivable option” to help Americans who remain in Sudan, Sullivan said. “In just the last 36 hours since the embassy evacuation was completed, we’ve continued to be in close communication with US citizens and individuals affiliated with the US government to provide assistance and facilitate available departure routes for those seeking to move to safety via land, air and sea,” said Blinken, noting that included American citizens “traveling overland in the UN convoy from Khartoum to Port Sudan.
Both Blinken and Kirby echoed this on Monday and suggested that many of those dual nationals “don’t want to leave” the country.
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