CAIRO – 4 May 2023: Director of the Office of the UN regional coordinator, Max Schott, thanked Egypt for its efforts in helping all displaced from Sudan. "I would like also to thank Egypt for keeping the Arqin border crossing open for urgent assistance to those fleeing violence and clashes in Sudan." In that context, he urged an immediate ceasefire to preserve the wealth of the Sudanese people, and serve the high national interest. Minister Shokry equally stressed that Egypt would not spare any effort to support Sudan through that precarious and unprecedented predicament. He further highlighted that the Egyptian people is agonizing because of the suffering of its Sudanese counterpart as a consequence of the ongoing fighting.
