UN says Sudan dialogue to resolve coup to begin immediately
The talks will bring together protest movement and civil society representatives, rebel groups and the military in hope of restoring Sudan's path to democratic role.
The United Nations’ top envoy for Sudan said Monday that talks would begin immediately to resolve Sudan’s political crisis following the Oct. 25 coup.
UN envoy Volker Perthes told reporters in Khartoum today that the talks would serve as a basis for trust-building “and would help to at least reduce the violence.”
In Perthes' Saturday statement proposing the talks, he said they would be inclusive, bringing together political parties, protest movement representatives, civil society groups, rebel factions and the military in order to find a “sustainable path forward towards democracy and peace” in Sudan.
Sudan’s transition to democratic rule following a 2019 uprising has been thrust into uncertainty in recent months after military officials in the transitional government deposed the civilian cabinet and declared a state of emergency.
