This comes at a time when there are great fears that the dialogue will not reach its goal, in light of the assertion of most influential street forces not to participate in it under the current circumstances.
In a speech to the Sudanese people, Al-Burhan said: “We affirm our full commitment to work with everyone so that we can bring the transitional period to an end as soon as possible, and it is free and transparent elections in which the people choose who governs them.”
Al-Burhan pointed out that the incompatibility that Sudan is currently witnessing threatens the security and safety of the country and the citizen.
Although the tripartite mechanism announced the start of the dialogue on Wednesday morning, it did not disclose the parties participating in it, in light of the abstention of most of the components of the main revolution forces from participating, especially the resistance committees that lead the current movement in the street, in addition to the gathering of professionals and the forces of freedom and change-the Council. The Central Bank, and a number of influential parties, such as the Communist Party and the National Umma Party.
Sherif Muhammad Othman, a member of the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change, told Sky News Arabia that their refusal to participate came due to the failure to implement many of the demands to sit down for dialogue, pointing to the continuation of violence against demonstrators and the continuation of arrests so far.
For his part, the economic and political expert, Siddiq Kablu, expressed his surprise at the announcement of the start of the dialogue without a clear program or specification of the participating parties, which may open the door to a dialogue between the military and civilians who support it. Kablu explained to Sky News Arabia that any dialogue that does not have the participation of the real forces of the revolution will not change anything in the current political reality, as the protests will continue and the scene will become more complex.
In conjunction with the tripartite mechanism calling for the launch of dialogue sessions, demonstrations organized by the Sudanese Resistance Committees and other revolutionary forces continued in Khartoum and a number of other cities, against the measures taken by Al-Burhan on the twenty-fifth of October, which abolished the partnership that had existed between civilians and the military since the overthrow of the regime. Omar al-Bashir was ousted by a popular revolution in April 2019.
On Tuesday, a girl was run over by security forces chasing protesters in southern Khartoum, bringing the death toll from the protests during the past seven months to 101.
Meanwhile, Molly Fe, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, began a series of meetings with the revolutionary forces and a number of officials in an attempt to find a solution to the deepening crisis.
According to a statement published by the US embassy in Khartoum, Mauli will seek, during her meetings in Khartoum, which will continue until Thursday, to urge the Sudanese parties to support the efforts of the tripartite mechanism aimed at conducting a direct dialogue that leads to an agreement to end the crisis.
Since the twenty-fifth of October 2021, Sudan has been experiencing a complex crisis, as a wave of continuous protests has disrupted many aspects of life, and the United States, international financial institutions and European Union countries have suspended billions of dollars in aid in protest against the army’s actions.
The United Nations, representatives of the United States of America and a number of European countries in the UN Security Council warned of the dangers surrounding Sudan due to the obstacles placed in the process of civil transformation and the continuing violence against protesters.
And the United States of America announced last month sanctions against companies and personalities, hinting at more sanctions against companies and individuals who deal with companies affiliated with the army and other Sudanese security forces.
The UN Security Council said about two weeks ago that there are risks surrounding the general conditions in Sudan, including political, social and economic stability, warning against wasting the opportunity for debt relief and international support if a solution to the crisis is not reached by the end of June.
On Saturday, Dama Deng, the UN expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, said that the success of any political initiatives to resolve the current crisis in Sudan depends on achieving justice and holding those responsible for human rights violations to account.
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