Diplomatic sources at the United Nations expected the possibility of issuing a statement from the Security Council today, Thursday, expressing concern over the recent Sudanese army measures, while international powers continue to pressure Sudan's military to reverse their steps.
Diplomatic sources in the UN Security Council told Al Jazeera that Britain is distributing a third draft of its draft statement in the council on Sudan.
The sources added that the draft statement expresses the Security Council's deep concern about the Sudanese army's seizure of power, instead of condemning it according to the previous two drafts.
The draft statement also calls on the military authorities in Sudan to re-establish the transitional government led by civilians on the basis of the constitutional document.
The British move comes after Russia raised objections to the inclusion in the council's statement of any condemnation of the Sudanese army's actions.
In the event that no country objects by ten in the morning Thursday, New York time (17:00 Mecca time), the statement will be automatically approved.
The sources indicate that there is a reasonable opportunity for the statement to be issued in its latest currently proposed form, as the text is devoid of any reference to a military coup in Sudan, and does not include a condemnation of the army's actions.
Sudan's representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed, said that it is important for the UN Security Council to continue to support the Sudanese people at this important and crucial stage.
Muhammad Muhammad called on the Security Council to play a constructive role in bridging the positions between civilians and military personnel in his country, stressing the necessity of preserving the gains of the past two years in the country in line with the principles of the constitutional document.
Two American and one Russian statement
A US State Department statement said that Minister Anthony Blinken, in contact with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, discussed the situation in Sudan, and that Blinken welcomed the decision of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union to suspend Sudan's membership.
The statement added that Blinken and Faki agreed on the need for Sudan to return to civilian leadership, and that they affirmed the right of the Sudanese to express their demand for civilian rule without the use of force against them.
Another statement by the US State Department said that Blinken renewed, during a call with the (dismissed) Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maryam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, Washington's condemnation of the army's seizure of power in Sudan, according to the statement.
The statement added that Blinken discussed with Maryam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi the steps that Washington can take to support the Sudanese.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, discussed in a telephone conversation the situation in Sudan with the US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said - in a statement - that the two sides discussed the latest developments, as the Russian side stressed the inadmissibility of external interference in the internal affairs of this country.
The statement added that the Russian side stressed the need to stabilize the situation and settle the existing contradictions between the Sudanese parties through a comprehensive dialogue with the participation of all political forces.
Al-Burhan talks with the Saudi ambassador
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, discussed with the Saudi Ambassador in Khartoum Ali Hassan bin Jaafar the developments of the political situation in the country.
Al-Burhan's media office said that the meeting dealt with efforts to resolve the crisis through consultations with all relevant parties.
The Saudi ambassador to Khartoum stressed his country's keenness to achieve stability in Sudan and its support in everything that leads to reconciliation between the political forces, according to a statement from the army commander's office.
In another development, Al-Burhan dismissed 6 ambassadors from their posts, after they refused his decision to dissolve the Council of Ministers and the Sovereignty.
And Sudanese state television reported - yesterday, Wednesday - that the Commander-in-Chief of the army dismissed the Sudanese ambassadors to the United States, Noureddin Sati, to the European Union, Abdel Rahim Khalil, to Qatar, Abdel Rahim Siddik, to China, Jaafar Karrar, and to France, Omar Manis, as well as the President The Sudanese mission in Geneva, Ali Al-Jundi.
A diplomatic source told Reuters - yesterday, Tuesday - that Sudan's ambassadors to 12 countries - including the United States, the UAE, China and France - rejected the army's seizure of power in Sudan last Monday, and the dissolution of a number of transitional government institutions.
Demonstrations and arrests continue
Sources told Al Jazeera that the Sudanese authorities had arrested Ihab Al-Tayeb, a leader in the Empowerment Removal Committee and the recovery of the looted funds.
Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that forces from the army and the rapid support are opening the streets that were closed by the protesters, east of Khartoum, and that they have opened the Al-Manshiya bridge linking Khartoum and the east of the Nile in front of all cars and pedestrians without inspection.
Meanwhile, the demonstrators in Khartoum continue their protests in rejection of the decisions of the Commander-in-Chief of the army, according to which Hamdok's government and the Sovereignty Council were dissolved, work on a number of articles of the constitutional document was suspended, and a state of emergency was declared.
Protesters blocked roads in a number of Khartoum neighborhoods, demanding civilian rule and rejecting military rule in the country. Hundreds of demonstrators were seen throwing stones at security forces as they tried to remove the obstacles erected by protesters from Sitteen Street;
One of the most prominent streets in the east of the capital.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the streets of the Sudanese capital witnessed an intense security deployment by the army and the Rapid Support Forces, especially on Airport Street and in the north of the capital, and security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at dozens of demonstrators.