Sudan’s presidential aide calls to engage opposition in national dialogue
February 13, 2016 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese presidential assistant Musa Mohamed Ahmed said the final document of the dialogue conference must be presented to the opposition forces in order to achieve consensus on the outcome of the national dialogue.
Ahmed expected that the dialogue’s general assembly and the conciliators wouldn’t need to work to approve certain issues because the conferees have reached full agreement, pointing that 99% of the committees have completed their work and handed over their recommendations.
He said the conferees put significant efforts and reached an outcome that could be built upon to establish the future of Sudan.
The presidential assistant further stressed that the government is keen to achieve peace and stability in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile, calling for the need to achieve a settlement and political consensus to end the war through dialogue.
The national dialogue conference was inaugurated in Khartoum on October 10 th, 2015 amid large boycott from the major political and armed opposition.
Hold out opposition refuse to take part in the conference before the creation of a conducive environment and the implementation of specific confidence-building measures.
(ST)