KHARTOUM, Feb 13 (NNN-SUNA) – A Sudanese foreign ministry official said, the African Union (AU), yesterday voiced its support for a political settlement to the current crisis in the country.
Hassan Abdul-Salam Omer, general director of African affairs, at the Sudanese Foreign Ministry, made the remarks, when briefing reporters on the meeting between the country’s acting foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq and Bankole Adeoye, AU commissioner for political affairs, Peace and Security (AU-PAPS), in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
The meeting reviewed the AU’s efforts to help Sudanese parties reach a national consensus that supports the aspired democratic transformation, said Omer noting, the Sudanese acting foreign minister briefed the AU visitors on the government’s efforts, to conduct a comprehensive national dialogue, so as to end the current crisis without exclusion of concerning parties.
The AU delegation arrived in Khartoum earlier to heed the concerns of all parties and help them reach solutions that ensure peace, unity and stability in Sudan, Adeoye said in a statement.
“African issues must be solved by the Africans themselves,” he said.
For nearly two months, the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and other cities have been plagued by mass protests, demanding civilian rule.
Sudan has been suffering a political crisis, after the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, declared a state of emergency on Oct 25, 2021, and dissolved the Sovereign Council and the government.– NNN-SUNA
