US says Sudan army has 'responsibility' to join ceasefire talks

The US has said Sudan's army has a responsibility to join Washington-brokered peace talks in Geneva that started on Wednesday without the Sudanese Armed Forces agreeing to participate.

State Department spokesperson Patel said there are a number of relevant countries who have a vested interest in seeing a cessation of hostilities in Sudan, and the US welcomes any country sharing that like-minded goal to participate.He said Wednesday's opening session in Geneva included international and technical partners, and representatives from Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, the African Union and the UN.