Abu Dhabi : Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), held a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the Sudan crisis and bilateral ties, the official WAM news agency reported.

The two officials on Friday, reviewed the latest developments in Sudan’s civil war, stressing the urgency of an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and the need to ensure unhindered humanitarian access for affected civilians, Xinhua news agency reported.

The US State Department said in a press release that the two sides “continued discussions on our collective efforts to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan.”

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump said he had begun efforts to end the war in Sudan, noting that the i

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