5:22 p.m. ET, April 15, 2023
US lawmakers call for transfer to civilian rule in Sudan. Here's more reaction from around the world
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Rep. Michael McCaul speaks during a US House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, in 2021.
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Leaders from across the globe are responding to the conflict in Sudan.
Here's what they had to say:
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul and Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks said they are "alarmed by the outbreak of fighting."
"We call for forces to protect civilians who are caught in the middle of this fighting and an immediate ceasefire. A transition to civilian rule is the only way forward toward lasting peace and stability in Sudan," a joint statement from McCaul and Meeks read.
UN Secretary General António Guterres "strongly condemns the outbreak of fighting" seen in Sudan, according to his spokesperson, he said in a statement Saturday.
Guterres met with the Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat Saturday, where they "agreed to coordinate their efforts to work towards an immediate de-escalation of the crisis," the spokesperson said.
UN Special Representative Volker Perthes also condemned the outbreak of fighting.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said his government is "following with great concern the current clashes."
He urged "all parties to exercise restraint, stop the fighting, and return to peaceful dialogue to complete the path of negotiation and understanding for the sake of the higher interests of brotherly Sudan," in a statement issued Saturday.
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Jim Risch said on Twitter Saturday that he "deplores" the fighting between both sides in Sudan.