Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted to end the "atrocities" in Sudan, ravaged by more than two years of conflict, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved.

"We will work with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and other partners in the Middle East to put an end to these atrocities," he wrote on his Truth Social network.

This is his strongest statement to date on this subject.

The de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, on an official visit to Washington, "would like me to do something very powerful in relation to Sudan," the US president had previously said during an economic conference, in the presence of "MBS," as he is nicknamed.

Washington has already attempted to mediate in the conflict that has been ravaging Sudan for more than two years and which, according to the UN, has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

"It was not in my plans to be involved in this. I thought it was just something crazy and out of control," Donald Trump said of the war ravaging Africa's third-largest country, where the army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), both accused of abuses, have been fighting since April 2023.

"But I see how important this is to you," Donald Trump said to Mohammed bin Salman, to whom he gave a particularly warm welcome at the White House on Tuesday.

The crown prince "mentioned Sudan yesterday," said the American president, who sees himself as a great peacemaker.

"He explained the whole culture, the whole history. It was very interesting to hear, truly incredible in fact, and we have already started working on it," he added.

"I see it differently now," Donald Trump added.

The conflict in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly 12 million. It escalated further with the fall of the city of El-Fasher, the army's last stronghold in Darfur, to the RSF paramilitaries at the end of October.

The United Arab Emirates, another close US partner in the Gulf, is accused by NGOs of supporting the FSR. Abu Dhabi systematically denies these accusations.