The US State Department said that the Quartet, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and the United States, welcomes the announcement by the United Nations Mission in Sudan, an initiative to facilitate discussions to resolve the political crisis in the country.
The US State Department affirmed Washington’s strong support for the Sudanese dialogue initiative sponsored by the United Nations.
The Ministry urged all Sudanese political actors to seize the opportunity to restore the country’s transition to a civil democracy in line with the 2019 Constitutional Declaration.
The State Department added that Washington is looking forward to this process achieving results and leading the country towards democratic elections.
On Saturday, the United Nations announced the launch of preliminary consultations for a comprehensive political process between the Sudanese parties, with the aim of reaching an agreement that would bring the country out of its current crisis, while the Security Council will hold an informal closed session next Wednesday to discuss developments in the country.
According to a statement issued by Volker Peretz, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Sudan, the consultations, which are facilitated by the United Nations, aim to support the Sudanese parties to reach an agreement to end the current political crisis.
The statement added that all major civil and military stakeholders, including armed movements, political parties, civil society, women’s groups and resistance committees, will be invited to participate in the process, without specifying a date or place for its holding.
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The spokesperson for the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change, Wajdi Saleh, stated that the Forces of Freedom and Change had not received any details regarding the initiative of the United Nations Mission in Sudan.
Saleh added that the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change will study it as soon as it is officially received, and will announce its position at the time.
As for Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, a member of the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change, he welcomed the efforts of the UN mission, and told Al Jazeera that this step is urgently required for the international organization to play the role of guarantor and mediator to conclude an agreement that stops excessive violence against protesters, as he put it.
Ibrahim Al-Sheikh added that the UN mediation could put the train on its right track, before the difficult situation worsens and sanctions are imposed on Sudan, as he described it.
For his part, the Political Secretary of the People’s Congress, Kamal Omar, welcomed any call for dialogue and communication to get out of the crisis.
Omar called on the various political, social and youth components to contribute effectively and positively to overcoming crises, as he put it.
For his part, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Kamal Karrar, said that there is no dialogue in light of what he called the coup authorities, and that dialogue with this government is completely rejected.
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On the other hand, a member of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdel-Baqi Al-Zubair, told Al-Jazeera that the regular forces gave strict instructions to their affiliates to refrain from chasing the demonstrators.
Al-Zubayr called on the demonstrators to exercise restraint and not to provoke the regular forces, adding that demonstrations are a guaranteed constitutional right, and that he hopes that the use of violence will end once and for all with the demonstrations scheduled for Sunday.
On the other hand, the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council said, “We welcome any international effort against the coup and achieve the aspirations of the Sudanese.”
The Executive Office of the Forces of Freedom and Change – the Central Council is holding a meeting to discuss a number of initiatives to settle the political crisis, and to decide on a request to meet with the tripartite committee that the Sovereignty Council formed in the context of consultation with the political forces to choose a new prime minister.
Since last October 25, Sudan has witnessed protests in response to exceptional measures, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency, the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the transitional ministers, the dismissal of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, and the arrest of officials and politicians.
On November 21, Al-Burhan and Hamdok signed a political agreement that included the latter’s return to his position, the formation of a government of competencies, and the release of political detainees, but the agreement was opposed by the protesters.
On January 2, Hamdok resigned from his position, hours after 3 people were killed during demonstrations in the country.