Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Head of the Sovereign Council, on Monday evening, voiced the readiness of the military leaders to complete the democratic transition in Sudan with those who are willing to work with them.
Al-Burhan’s remakes in Omdurman come two days before the start of a direct dialogue facilitated by the Trilateral mechanism to end the political rift between the military leaders and the political leader of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) that led to the coup of October 25.
Also, he was retorting to the FFC’s boycott of a meeting the facilitators plan to hold on Wednesday involving in the transitional process for the first time political forces supporting the coup leaders.
In a statement read by the Secretary-General of the National Umma Party on Monday, the FFC declined to participate in the meeting, stressing it does not address the nature of the current crisis represented by the October 25 coup.
The resolution of the current crisis “by flooding the political process with parties that reflect the coup camp or are linked to the former regime, or by following prescriptions that express the coup and its objectives”.
In response to this boycott, al-Burhan said that he wanted to feel the seriousness of the tripartite mechanism and the political forces to reach the desired consensus.
He called to engage in what the tripartite mechanism and international partners are doing despite the efforts of those he described as “sceptics and saboteurs who are working to sabotage the country and its capabilities”.
“Now with the Trilateral Mechanism and our international and regional partners, we are close to reaching an agreement, and we must move forward with those who have the desire to complete the transition so that the wait and torment will not be long.”
Molly Phee U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs on Monday met with several political forces including the FFC to discuss the way forward.
“I met with political actors today to discuss how to advance the UN-AU-IGAD process and put a civilian-led transition to democracy back on track. The U.S. strongly supports these efforts,” Phee said in a tweet posted on Monday.
Without the FFC’s participation, the dialogue process would not end the ongoing rift in Sudan. The process would lead to consecrating new alliance between the military rulers, their allied armed groups and the newcomers from the supporters of the coup leaders
While the FFC, the Resistance Committees, the Sudanese Communist Party and the non-signatory armed groups would continue to oppose the military regime, ending efforts for peace and resumption of a new cycle of war.
The military rulers exerted huge pressure on the UNITAMS head and threatened to expel him.
Also, the Sudanese Islamists who work to maintain the status quo organised several protests against Volker Perthes and his mission. The latest was on June 1.
On Monday, UN Secretary-General issued a statement to express his support for the UNITAMS and its efforts with the African Union and the IGAD to bridge the gaps between the Sudanese parties and achieve the democratic reforms.
Antonio Guterres is concerned about attempts to undermine the efforts of the trilateral mechanism and its envoys.
“He reaffirms his strong support for the work of UNITAMS, as it continues to support the Sudanese aspirations for democracy, peace and prosperity,” said his spokesman.
Source: Sudan Tribune