Cairo: A US envoy on Saturday underscored Washington’s support for democratic transition to civilian rule in Sudan during talks with the head of its ruling council and the prime minister, the US embassy in Khartoum said.
It tweeted that Jeffrey Feltman, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, had also urged all parties to work together to implement Sudan’s constitutional declaration signed after the 2018-2019 uprising that resulted in President Omar Al-Bashir was deposed.
Feltman met with Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sovereign Council and his deputy general, Mohamed Hamdan Dagallo.
Tensions have now risen between power-sharing civilian and military leaders in the wake of an attempted military coup in September, which was foiled by the military.
As the economic crisis deepens, a coalition of rebel groups and political parties have aligned with the military, accusing civilian ruling parties of mismanagement and monopolizing power, and calling for the dissolution of the cabinet. are doing.
In response, hundreds of thousands demonstrated in several parts of Khartoum and other cities on Thursday against the prospect of military rule. Several cabinet ministers took part.
In a statement after the meeting with Feltman, Burhan praised US support for Sudan’s transition to democracy and said the military was eager to protect that transition.
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