U.S. adjourns Sudan talks, says format 'not succeeding'

The United States on Wednesday adjourned Sudan talks because the format was "not succeeding" in the way it wanted, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee said on Thursday.

"On Wednesday, yesterday, we adjourned those talks ... because the format is not succeeding in the way that we want," Phee told a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on Thursday.

Sudan has witnessed deadly armed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital of Khartoum and other areas since April 15, with the two sides accusing each other of initiating the conflict.

Heavy clashes broke out in several parts of Sudan's capital on Wednesday as a 72-hour ceasefire, during which there were several reports of violations, expired, media reports said.

But Phee said that while the ceasefires have not been fully effective, they have allowed the transmission of urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

(CGTN)