“I am encouraged by reports that the talks in Khartoum will lead to the release of all political prisoners, the reinstatement of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, the lifting of the state of emergency and the resumption of coordination,” Blinken wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
“I also reiterate our call to the security forces to refrain from using excessive force against peaceful demonstrators,” he added.
Western powers had welcomed the political agreement in Sudan, which resulted in the return of Hamdok as prime minister in a “civilian-led transitional government”, calling for the release of all political detainees.
A joint statement issued by the troika states, the United States, Britain and Norway, along with the European Union, Switzerland and Canada, said that these powers welcome the agreement “pending the elections.”
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