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| Sudan's army leader says he did not send a delegation to Juba |
| 2023-04-30 |
| [SUDANTRIBUNE] The commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army stated that they had only "accepted in principle" the IGAD initiative to stop the war and emphasized that they did not send a delegation to Juba. South Sudan, IGAD, the Trilateral Mechanism, and the Quad announced a meeting in Juba of the Sudanese warring parties to negotiate a permanent ceasefire that would pave the way for a return to the negotiating table and the resumption of the political process. In an interview with U.S.-funded TV Alhurra, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said that there were several initiatives to stop the war, which has affected the Sudanese people and the region. He added that they received an initiative from the IGAD countries through "our brothers in South Sudan," and "in principle," they welcomed this initiative. "But we did not appoint a representative, and we did not send a delegation (to Juba)," he further stressed. He also said that the RSF leader did not agree to send a representative to Juba. The United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... , African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... , IGAD, the UN’s five permanent members and the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... called for the immediate resumption of the political process, through dialogue and negotiations to establish a transitional civilian-led government. Al-Burhan questioned Hemetti’s recent remarks that he wanted to restore democracy in Sudan and asked how a tribal militia could talk about restoring democracy. "We know the objectives of the RSF and what their purposes are. They want to take over this country. We know very well what their intentions are and who they were negotiating with," he added. He went on to say that he thought the RSF leadership accepted the merger, but later it became clear to him that their real intention was not to merge. He reiterated the need for the "demise of the Rapid Support Forces either by negotiations" leading to their integration into the national army "or fighting them." On Friday, both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire, and the fighting continued in Khartoum and the outskirts of the capital. Al-Burhan’s rhetoric during the interview seemed critical towards the signatories of the political framework agreement, which is aimed at restoring transitional civilian rule, but he did not take a clear stance against them. |
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