The United Nations, European Union, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have welcomed the landmark power-sharing deal between protest leaders and Sudan’s ruling generals, reported Al Arabiya.
In the agreement, which was reached in the early hours Friday, the two sides have agreed to share power for three years, and then hold elections for a return to a full civilian government. It calls for the establishment of a sovereign council for a period of three years and three months. The council will have a rotating military and civilian presidency.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday he was encouraged by the power-sharing deal. He congratulated the African Union, Ethiopia and the regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), for their role in mediating the talks.
In a statement, Guterres said he is now encouraging all stakeholders to “ensure the timely, inclusive, and transparent implementation of the agreement and resolve any outstanding issues through dialogue.”
The European Union also hailed the landmark Sudan deal.
“The agreement reached by the Transitional Military Council and the Forces for Freedom and Change in Sudan on a three-year civilian-led transition, as announced by the African Union, is a breakthrough,” said Federica Mogherini, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry welcomed the agreement reached in Sudan. An official source at the Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom is looking forward to the step as a new secure and stable phase in the African country.
Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash congratulated Sudan on reaching the power-sharing agreement. He said UAE would always stand with Khartoum in all good and bad times.
“We hope that the coming phase will witness the establishment of a firm constitutional system that will consolidate the role of institutions,” the minister said in a Twitter post.
