Arab League Secretary-General Appoints Zaid Al-Sabban as Personal Envoy to Sudan
Amr Yehia
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Fahmy, has decided to appoint Ambassador Zaid Al-Sabban as his personal envoy for Sudanese affairs.
The appointment aims to enhance the League's efforts to contribute to ending the war in Sudan and alleviating the suffering of its people, by intensifying contacts with the relevant Sudanese parties, bridging viewpoints, and helping create conditions for launching an inclusive national dialogue led and owned by Sudanese, in coordination with regional and international partners, foremost among them the parties of the Quint Mechanism.
A statement said that this appointment comes within the framework of the Secretary-General's orientation to strengthen the role of the League of Arab States in addressing Arab crises, and to activate tools of diplomacy and good offices, and to intensify communication and follow-up to support political settlement efforts, in a manner that safeguards the sovereignty of Arab states, their unity and national institutions, and responds to the aspirations of their peoples for security and stability.
Ambassador Zaid Al-Sabban has extensive experience in Sudanese affairs and Horn of Africa issues, and has served since 2017 as Director of the Sudan and Horn of Africa Department at the General Secretariat, and has participated over the years in the League's efforts to support dialogue and communication with various Sudanese components, as well as representing it in the work of the Quint Mechanism and regional and international consultations concerned with Sudan.
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