Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted Sudanese sources as saying that a meeting between a representative of the Forces of Freedom and Change - the Central Council and a representative of the military component, called for by the American and Saudi embassies, took place tonight in Khartoum.

The Forces for Freedom and Change, the Central Council group, had said that it had received an invitation through the two countries' embassies in Khartoum to hold this meeting.

The Forces for Freedom and Change made it clear that they believe that the measures to create a democratic climate have not been implemented in many aspects, especially the release of all detainees, the cessation of violence against demonstrators, the halting of procedures for the return of the former regime and the return of people's property and money.

Freedom and Change made it clear that it does not want a political process that buys time or legitimizes what it described as a coup, stressing the need to set a time limit for this process.

On the other hand, the Sudanese security forces fired tear gas canisters extensively to disperse a demonstration in the Buri neighborhood, east of the capital, Khartoum, calling for civilian rule and the removal of the military from power.

During the demonstration, the demonstrators chanted slogans demanding accountability for those involved in the killing of protesters, rejecting dialogue and partnership with the military component, and demanding full civilian authority.

In a separate context, Mohamed Hamdan Hemedti, Vice-President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, said that a number of support forces soldiers were handed over to the judicial authorities and prosecuted after it was proven that they were involved in committing crimes.

In his speech in front of the Rapid Support Forces in El Geneina, the center of West Darfur state, Hemedti launched an attack on parties he said were waiting for the Rapid Support Forces, describing them as "criminals" and "working to implement an agenda."


refusing dialogue

It is noteworthy that a UN spokesperson had announced last week that the second round of political dialogue in Sudan was postponed by a decision of the tripartite mechanism indefinitely, due to the refusal of the Alliance of Forces for Freedom and Change - the Central Council to participate in the dialogue.

On the eighth of this June, the "tripartite mechanism" of the United Nations, the African Union and the IGAD Organization for Development in East and Central Africa launched a dialogue between the political parties to put an end to the crisis in Sudan since the overthrow of the civilian government in October, by army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. October of last year.

The Alliance of Forces of Freedom and Change - the Central Council announced its rejection of the initiative of the tripartite mechanism to hold a direct dialogue, but held an “informal” meeting with military officials after it was described as “intense pressure exerted by Western and Arab countries” on the leaders of the coalition.

Since October 25, 2021, Sudan has witnessed popular protests calling for the return of civilian rule and rejecting the exceptional measures of the army chief.

The army chief had announced at the end of last May the lifting of the state of emergency, and in recent weeks he released civilian political figures and activists who said they supported dialogue to revive the democratic transition.