Asmaa Al-Hussaini (Khartoum, Cairo)
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America and Britain have welcomed the United Nations’ announcement of a political initiative to facilitate talks between the Sudanese parties to resolve the crisis in this country.
The Quartet said in a joint statement yesterday: “We strongly support the Sudanese Dialogue Initiative, which is facilitated by the United Nations through its Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).”
The statement urged “all Sudanese political parties to seize this opportunity to restore the country’s transition to civil democracy in line with the 2019 Constitutional Declaration.”
The Quartet expressed its aspiration that this process will be results-oriented, taking the country towards democratic elections in line with the clear aspirations of the Sudanese people for freedom, democracy, peace, justice and prosperity.
Yesterday, the United Nations Integrated Mission to Support the Transitional Phase in Sudan (UNITAMS) announced the launch of a comprehensive dialogue process in an effort to reach an agreement to end the political crisis in Sudan. In a statement, UNITAMS said that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of Mission, Volker Peretz, officially launched, in consultation with Sudanese and international partners, preliminary consultations for a political process between the Sudanese parties, facilitated by the international organization, with the aim of supporting Sudanese stakeholders to reach an agreement to end the current political crisis and agreement. On a sustainable path of progress towards democracy and peace. Well-informed Sudanese sources told Al-Ittihad that the UN initiative represents a glimmer of hope in light of a dark tunnel that Sudan is going through at the present time, in light of the divergence of visions and lack of trust between the military and their supporters on the one hand, and the civilian component represented by the forces of freedom and change and the street on the other hand. .
In the statement, Peretz expressed his “grave concern that the current political impasse will lead the country to further instability, and squander the political, social and economic gains that have been achieved since the outbreak of the revolution.”
He added, “It is time to end the violence and enter into a constructive process, and the process will be inclusive of all, and all key stakeholders, civilian and military, including armed movements, political parties, civil society, women’s groups and resistance committees, will be invited to participate in the political process facilitated by the United Nations.” . The League of Arab States welcomed the declaration of the United Nations to work with the Sudanese parties in order to facilitate a political process aimed at facilitating the Sudanese dialogue and addressing the difficulties facing the transitional period. The General Secretariat of the Arab League, in a statement yesterday, stated that this support comes from the Arab League’s keenness to preserve the gains that have been achieved for the Sudanese people over the past two years, and the importance of addressing all causes of political, social and economic instability in the country.
The statement affirmed the readiness and determination of the League of Arab States to cooperate fully with the United Nations, in order to help reach consensus that might contribute to achieving the aspirations of the Sudanese people towards stability, peace, development and democracy.
In turn, Egypt affirmed its support for the current United Nations move in support of achieving stability in Sudan. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt is closely following the latest developments in Sudan, stressing that the security and stability of Sudan are an integral part of the security and stability of Egypt and the region. Egypt called on all Sudanese parties to work on choosing a new, consensual transitional prime minister and forming a government as soon as possible, expressing its readiness to support that government in all possible ways.
The United States also welcomed the UN mediation, stressing its readiness to support the process.
Molly, in the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, renewed her country’s call for leaders and officials in Sudan to have a comprehensive dialogue on the democratic transition.
The US official announced that Washington will not expand bilateral relations with Sudan without the security forces stopping the use of force once morest demonstrators, and holding those involved accountable.
In turn, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called for an immediate and transparent investigation into the operations to confront the protesters, which led to the killing of 60 people, in a call with the commander of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.
The Security Council will hold a session on the developments of the situation on Wednesday
The UN Security Council will hold an informal meeting next Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Sudan, according to what diplomatic sources announced yesterday, and this session will be held behind closed doors.
The same sources said that 6 out of the 15 member states of the council requested to hold it: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Ireland and Albania.
“The issuance of a joint position by the council on Sudan is unexpected and will be opposed by China and Russia,” said a diplomat, who asked not to be named.
These two countries have repeatedly stressed that the situation in Sudan is an internal matter that does not threaten international security.
Diplomats indicated that the meeting would allow the UN envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, to brief council members on the situation in the country since the resignation of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
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