Official sources said that the Sudanese Sovereignty Council discussed - on Monday in a meeting - the crisis in eastern Sudan, and the repercussions of closing the roads linking Port Sudan with the cities of Sudan, as well as closing the ports in the east of the country.
This came as the road linking Port Sudan and a number of cities in Sudan, including the capital, Khartoum, continues to be closed for the fourth consecutive day.
Al-Jazeera correspondent said that the protesters continue to close the main port in the country, which led to the suspension of the movement of exports and imports.
The Supreme Council of the Beja Opticals and Independent Amauds in Eastern Sudan, led by Muhammad Al-Amin Turk, says that the protests will escalate until the council's demands are met to cancel the eastern Sudan track in the Juba peace negotiations, dissolve the transitional government, and form a government of competencies.
Meanwhile, Rasha Awad, spokeswoman for the Sudanese Prime Minister’s initiative, said that those she described as remnants and counter-revolution are behind the crisis of closing eastern Sudan and cutting off the national road, adding that this issue must be considered in the context of national security, stressing that there is information about security and military collusion with what happen, she said.