A statement released by Sudan's military authorities said SAF had accepted an invitation from Saudi Arabia and the United States to travel to Jeddah "out of a belief by the armed forces that negotiations is one of the means that may end the conflict."
"The resumption of negotiations does not mean a halt of the national battle of dignity, for the defeat of the rebel militia," the statement added.
Diplomatic attempts to end the fighting have repeatedly floundered, as the rival generals continued to seek a decisive military advantage.
The first round of talks were adjourned in June after yielding little success and a series of repeatedly violated ceasefires.
Two years ago, SAF's general Burhan and former deputy, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, led a coup on Oct. 25, 2021 that derailed a fragile transition to civilian rule.
The military leaders later fell out in a power struggle that erupted into all-out war on April 15.
Conflict between Sudan's rival forces has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people and displaced over 5.6 million since it erupted in April.
Infrastructure and 80% of Sudan's hospitals have been decimated by the conflict, while millions have been plunged into acute hunger.
U.N. authorities in Sudan — where many had fled their homes in previous conflicts — report the Northeast African nation is now "the largest internal displacement crisis in the world with over 7.1 million people displaced within the country."
Martin Griffiths , the U.N.'s humanitarian chief said six months into the conflict, "basic services are crumbling," disease outbreaks are "stalking the country" and "aid workers continue to be stymied in reaching people in need."
"For six months, civilians — particularly in Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan — have known no respite from bloodshed and terror," said the UN authority.
In the western region of Darfur, ethnically motivated attacks by the RSF and allied militias have triggered a new investigation by the International Criminal Court into possible war crimes.
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