Khartoum, April 14(Darfur24) The civil force that signed the framework agreement held Thursday an emergency meeting against the backdrop of tension between the army and the Rapid Support Forces RSF following deployment of RSF forces in the city of Marawi in the northern state.
The civil forces that signed the framework agreement said in a press statement, seen by Darfur 24, that they decided to meet urgently with the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and put forward practical ideas to overcome the current tension, restore the political track in a way that expedites overcoming the current vow of confrontation, and reaches a final agreement according to which a civilian government is formed.
According to the statement, the ongoing political process provides a historic opportunity for our country to form a unified , professional and national army, at a time when elements of the defunct regime are offering war as an alternative to destroying the political process.
The meeting thanked the international and regional community for its efforts related to assisting the Sudanese people in achieving their goals by restoring the democratic civil path, and saluted the great work being done by the tripartite and quadruple mechanisms and the European Union.
At the same time, however, the statement stressed the need for the international and regional role to be limited to facilitating and supporting the political process, and to reject all forms of direct interference from any regional or international party seeking to fuel the conflict or to be a party to it.
In the context, the deputy chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, made a joint phone call with the US envoy for East Africa, Sudan and South Sudan, Peter Lord, the UK special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather, and the Norwegian special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan.
The meeting discussed the current political developments in Sudan, and the efforts exerted to complete the political process, form a civilian transitional government, and lead to a democratic transition through holding elections.
The media of the Sovereignty Council said that the Vice-President of the Council gave an explanation to the envoys about the situation in the country, and the efforts of the parties, to bring the political process to its conclusion, stressing their full commitment to what was signed in the framework agreement, and the need for the military establishment to leave political work.
Daglo renewed his keenness to enhance stability and work to support the country’s democratic transformation process.
For their part, the international envoys expressed their support for the framework agreement, which was signed on the fifth of last December, to get out of the crisis, as the basis for forming a future civilian government in the country.