FFC leaders fly to Abu Dhabi to discuss Sudan’s political process with UAE leaders

March 8, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – The delegation from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) will fly on Wednesday to the United Arab Emirates where they will discuss the shaky political process to end the coup d’état and restore a civilian transitional government.

Last January, the coalition of the revolution’s political forces announced they would visit some regional capitals to explain the ongoing process and their positions, as the head of the Sovereign Council seems more and more reluctant to implement the framework agreement.

“The FFC Liaison and Foreign Relations Committee will meet with the UAE leadership to discuss the finalization of the final arrangements for the political process based on the Political Framework Agreement,” read a statement issued by FFC on Wednesday.

The UAE is part of the U.S.-led QUAD supporting the efforts of the Trilateral Mechanism to restore a civilian government.

Last January, the FFC leaders were in Juba to brief President Salva Kiir about the ongoing process and their position on the Juba peace agreement.

The pro-democracy coalition plans to visit Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

In line with the framework agreement signed on December 5, 2022, the signatories had to form a transitional civilian government after large consultations on five issues.

The army leaders are at odds over the implementation of the agreement with the deputy head of the Sovereign Council who is also the RSF commander. Also, they diverge with the political groups’ signatories of the political agreement.

However, despite the intransigence of the army leaders over the participation of more political forces, some political leaders still hope that al-Burhan would change his mind and accept to hand over power soon to a civilian government thanks to the efforts of international facilitators.

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