UN calls for final political solution in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Head of the UN mission in Sudan Volker Peretz has said that the country needs to reach a final political agreement “as soon as possible.”
“Time is important. We must accelerate the process to reach a final political solution as soon as possible,” Peretz said.
The final stage of Sudan’s political process kicked off on 8th January in the capital Khartoum in the hope of reaching an agreement on the political transition in the country.
“I’m optimistic about reaching a final political agreement,” Peretz said.
On December 5, Sudan’s military and political forces signed a framework agreement meant to resolve Sudan’s months-long crisis. The deal pledges a two-year transition period and the appointment of a civilian prime minister by the political parties that signed the framework agreement.
According to the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), the final round of political process addresses five issues identified in the framework agreement to reach a “roadmap for the renewal of the dismantling of the June 30 regime process.”
The framework agreement has five aspects: justice and transitional justice, security and military reform, reviewing the peace deal, the dismantling of the remnants of authoritarianism and resolving the issue in eastern Sudan.
Sudan has been without a functioning government since October 2021 when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s transitional government and declared a state of emergency, a move decried by political forces as a “military coup.”
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