PBS Newshour posted on 16 August 2024 a transcript titled "Amid Brutal Civil War, Sudan's VP Defends Refusal to Participate in U.S.-Led Peace Talks" by Leila Molana-Allen.
Sudan's Vice President Malik Agar explained in an interview why the Sudan Armed Forces has refused to send a delegation to the U.S.-Saudi brokered peace talks in Switzerland. Agar accused its enemy, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, as a tool of the UAE, an observer at the talks. Agar added the United States is not serious about peace talks and will lose interest after the election.