Sudan’s framework agreement to be signed on Monday, military and FFC confirm
December 2, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The Sovereignty Council in Sudan and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) officially announced the signing of the framework agreement next Monday, ending the October 25, 2021 coup.
The separate announcements were released after a joint meeting that gathered General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo Hemetti, the signatories of the political declaration, Trilateral Mechanism, QUAD and EU diplomats in Khartoum.
“The Sudanese parties agreed that the framework agreement will be signed next Monday, December 5, 2022, with a broad local and international presence, in preparation for a new phase that the country will embark on,” reads a statement released by the Sovereign Council.
For their part, the FFC groups said that signing will be immediately followed by the completion of the details of some issues agreed upon in the framework agreement.
The coalition was referring to the issues of justice, security reform, review of the Juba peace agreement and dismantlement of the former regime.
They further stressed that the second phase will take place immediately with the “widest participation of the forces of the revolution and stakeholders to establish the transitional constitution.”
Once the constitution is drafted they will form the transitional authority in a period not exceeding “a few weeks” they stressed.
Threats after rejection
Minni Minnawi Political Secretary of the Democratic Bloc released a statement saying they had agreed to meet with the FFC at the residence of the Saudi ambassador but the latter rejected to come when they learned that two other members of the coalition would participate in the meeting with him and the coalition deputy leader Gibril Ibrahim.
In response, the secretary general of the National Umma Party issued a statement saying they had agreed to meet only Minnawi and Ibrahim but they were surprised to see them bringing other people who have nothing to do with the political process.
The FFC “will not waste their time in meetings with parties that do not believe in civil democratic transition and have no interest in the political declaration to end the coup or the arrangements related to comprehensive peace with the armed movements”.
In his statement, Minnawi further warned against signing the framework agreement saying “it is imposed on us against our will”.
In a tweet criticizing the framework agreement on Friday, Minnawi alluded that he received threats to kill him saying “Threats of elimination are welcome.”
The head of the Democratic Bloc Gaffer al-Mirghani did not make any statement since his meeting with the Trilateral Mechanism on Thursday.
Several sources say he agreed to join the framework agreement but he did not issue an official statement in this respect.
The Sudanese Revolutionary Front confirmed in a statement that they are part of the framework agreement and vowed to exert huge efforts to ensure the success of the political process to achieve the goals of the December revolution.
(ST)