US President Donald Trump's senior adviser on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, denied on Monday rumors about reaching a consensus on contentious issues in Sudan.

In a post on his X account, Boulos wrote: 'Some recent comments and reports have mischaracterized ongoing efforts to reach a humanitarian truce and peace plan in Sudan.'

He added: 'Recent claims that the main issues have been fully agreed upon are inaccurate, and the claim that only one issue remains does not reflect reality,' noting that discussions and pressure on the conflict parties over specific proposals continue, as 'several fundamental issues have not been accepted or have been explicitly rejected.'

The senior adviser on Arab and African affairs stressed that any formal agreement will be announced through official channels.

He continued: 'At the same time, public statements, speculation, or documents claiming an agreement or that some issues have been resolved are not official and do not contribute to advancing efforts.'

Boulos emphasized that the focus will remain on facilitating a 'serious and constructive' dialogue between the parties, leading to a humanitarian truce, a plan for comprehensive and lasting peace, and a political transition in Sudan.

In November last year, the United States presented a plan to end the war to the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, but it was not accepted by the two warring parties, according to Boulos's statements at the time.

Meeting of political forces

Earlier on Monday, political sources told Al-Sharq that the quintet mechanism concerned with the Sudanese file intends to hold a meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa during the current month of July, with the participation of a number of Sudanese political forces, to discuss the developments of the war and the latest political situation in the country.

The sources said the meeting is part of moves led by the mechanism to push efforts to end the conflict, by listening to the visions of Sudanese political forces, and discussing ways to reach a ceasefire and prepare conditions for resuming the political process.

It added that invitations were sent to the Democratic Civil Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Sumoud), the National Forces Coordination, the Popular Congress Party, the Democratic Bloc, and the Umma Party led by Mubarak al-Fadil.

The quintet mechanism includes the United Nations, the European Union, the League of Arab States, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in East Africa (IGAD), and has been working for months to bring together the views of the Sudanese parties and support efforts to stop the war and resume the political path.

The war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in mid-April 2023, after a dispute over integrating the Rapid Support Forces into the armed forces and other issues, during a transitional period that was supposed to lead to elections for a transition to civilian rule.