South Sudan’s Security Adviser Calls For Talks To Bring Stability In Coup-Hit Sudan

South Sudan’s Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs, Tut Gatluak, on Sunday called for talks between Sudan’s political parties and national forces to achieve stability in the country, reported Xinhuanet.

During a meeting with Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council,  Gatluak said Sudan’s security and stability is conducive to stability and security in South Sudan as well as in the region.

According to a statement issued by Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, the South Sudanese official said the meeting reviewed Sudan’s current political situation, as well as the efforts of the Sudanese government, the UN, and the African Union to find a way out of the current situation in Sudan.

As per reports, South Sudan’s Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs also delivered a written message from South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit to Al-Burhan.

Notably, Sudan has been suffering a political crisis after General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Al-Burhan declared a state of emergency in October last year and dissolved the Sovereign Council and the government.

The coup overturned Sudan’s transition to democratic rule after three decades of international isolation under former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir was ousted from power in 2019 after a popular uprising.

Since then, the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and other cities have been witnessing continued protests demanding a return to civilian rule. The protesters want the establishment of a fully civilian government to complete the now-stalled democratic transition.

The coup delayed a fragile power-sharing agreement between the army and civilians that had been negotiated after Bashir’s removal from power.

The protests with heavy-handed crackdowns have led to the death of 87 people so far, according to Sudanese medics.

The military ruling body has said peaceful protests are allowed and that it will investigate protest-related casualties. They insist they will hand over power only to an elected government after elections are held next year.