The North African country has been shaken by violent protests since the military ousted the civilian government in October and seized power. More than 100 people have lost their lives in the unrest.
– It is important not to let this opportunity slip out of our hands. We ask everyone to cooperate in good faith, says UN Special Envoy Volker Perthes.
The UN, the African Union and the cooperation body Igad have been trying to break the deadlock since March.
On May 29, Sudan’s army chief, also coup leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan repealed the country’s emergency laws. Now he calls the talks a “historic occasion” and asks political groups to stop.
But the opposition Alliance for Freedom and Change (JRC) and the influential Umma party see no solution in the dialogue process unless the military hands over to a democratic civilian government.
The military, in turn, has announced that power will be transferred to a new government following an election scheduled for July 2023.