The intra-Sudanese dialogue process aimed at restoring constitutional rule in Sudan would be launched next week, announced the facilitators on Wednesday, reported The Sudan Tribune.
The announcement followed a meeting between the three facilitators of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), the African Union and the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the Sovereign Council’s military committee that included deputy head Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemetti), Shams al-Din Kabbashi, and Gabir Ibrahim.
“The meeting was constructive and tackled issues related to the Intra-Sudanese direct talks which are expected to launch next week,” said the trilateral mechanism in a statement released after the meeting.
The facilitators added that the talks are aimed at restoring constitutional rule, a smooth democratic transition, and the building of a new Sudan.
The announcement comes as the head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared lifting of the state of emergency and ordered the release of all the political detainees earlier this week.
The United Nations also welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency in Sudan.
Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the move is an important step to creating a suitable environment for direct, intra-Sudanese talks to end the ongoing political crisis in the country.
But, as per reports, more than 70 detainees are still held in the prisons of Soba, Al-Huda, and the White Nile.
In the statement, the trilateral facilitators called on all parties to uphold peaceful means in commemorating the protests.
The facilitators urged the Sudanese authorities to avoid the use of violence against the expected protests on June 3, to commemorate the third anniversary of the bloody attack on the pro-democracy sit-in outside the army headquarters in 2019.
It said that the confidence-building measures including the end of violence, the release of political detainees, and the effective lift of the state of emergency are essential for their participation in the political process.
