Four Issues on the Sudanese Dialogue table in Addis Ababa

Mohamed Zakaria: The Egyptian initiative achieved a breakthrough and the AU must accompany the Egyptian Side

Cairo – Addis Ababa – Investigator: Sabah Musa

Deputy Secretary-General of the Justice and Equality Movement( JEM) and official spokesperson for the Democratic Bloc, Dr.Mohamed Zakaria explained that the Addis Ababa meetings held these days witnessed a diverse Sudanese presence, and that they focused mainly on four topics.
Zakaria said in special statements to the “Investigator” and “Sudan Horizon” websites that these topics are the issues that need to be discussed in the dialogue phase, the parties that should participate in this dialogue, the percentages of representation of these parties, and the management of the dialogue, including time and place.
Indicating that agreement was reached on all of these issues after deep and transparent discussions, and that viewpoints differed on the subject of the parties that will participate.
Zakaria explained that when the discussion arose about the participation of the National Congress NCPor not, we agreed that participation in the dialogue should be comprehensive, excluding only those who have been charged and convicted under Sudanese or even international criminal law, adding that this formula stipulated that this should be in accordance with the constitutional document, and this is one of the difficult points that were overcome after deep dialogue.
Zakaria pointed out that the spirit that prevailed in the meetings was a spirit of consensus, and said that the vision that was presented to the African Union AU in addition to addressing these four issues, focused on confidence-building measures between the Sudanese and stakeholders, and building a favorable environment and climate for dialogue.
He continued that in this part, it was suggested that it is necessary to pay attention to humanitarian issues, address the urgent needs of Sudanese refugees, as well as address the issue of delivering relief to those affected by the war, and other measures to bridge the gap between the Sudanese political parties so that they can sit at one table in the final dialogue phase, stressing that what distinguished these sessions was the spirit of consensus. He said that these sessions come after the Cairo meetings that brought together the civil and political parties, and that these meetings played a role in bringing viewpoints closer together and breaking the barrier between the different civil groups, calling on the African Union AU to pay attention to communicating with the Egyptian initiative that addresses the Sudanese crisis in depth, and to coordinate in this framework to unify efforts and achieve successes that contribute to ending the suffering of the Sudanese people, and he also called on the African Union AU to intensify its efforts and contacts with international powers.
Zakaria noted that the Cairo meetings witnessed a remarkable and large international and diplomatic presence, unlike what is now in Addis Ababa, adding that the presence of the international community and the regional neighborhood as a facilitator in the dialogue process, and as a facilitator is necessary and essential for the success of the dialogue, and to meet its outcomes, particularly those related to relief and humanitarian aid and the reconstruction of what was destroyed by the war, stressing the need to unify efforts and include the Egyptian side in the Sudanese issue, affirming that the Egyptian initiative achieved a breakthrough by bringing the two parties together, unlike what is currently in the African initiative.
Zakaria pointed out that the rejection of the coordination of civil democratic forces to participate in these meetings is not consistent with the complexities of the Sudanese scene, and said that the position of Taqddum Movement rejecting participation does not resemble the forces that believe in democratic transformation and the values ​​of dialogue, stressing the importance of all Sudanese sitting at the dialogue table to resolve the crisis in their country. The first phase of the political dialogue of the Sudanese parties, organized by the African High-Level Mechanism in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, was launched on July 10, and continues until tomorrow (Monday), at a time when a number of political and armed forces apologized for participating, led by Taqddum Movement and the movements of Al-Hilu and Abdel Wahid Al-Nur.