Egypt's ambassador to Khartoum, Hani Salah, proposed, on Tuesday, to the head of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, an Egyptian initiative to reach a "quick political settlement" in Sudan.
Salah said in televised statements after his meeting with Al-Burhan that he talked about the Egyptian initiative to find a quick political settlement in the Sudanese arena, and about the recent visit made by the head of Egyptian intelligence, Major General Abbas Kamel, to Khartoum on January 2.
This is the first Egyptian announcement of Major General Abbas Kamel's visit, during which he met Al-Burhan, and conveyed an oral message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi regarding bilateral relations, according to a statement from the Sovereignty Council's media at the time.
In his televised statement, the Egyptian ambassador added, "I reviewed the elements of the initiative (the details of which were not revealed), and it was agreed with the head of the Sovereignty Council to clarify these elements more and effectively to the various official, media and popular circles in Sudan."
He pointed out that the Egyptian initiative comes in light of the usual Egyptian role aimed at preserving Sudanese interests, unity and stability of Sudan, and facilitating everything that would lead to a Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue that ultimately leads to a real, lasting and comprehensive settlement.
And the Sudanese Sovereignty Council stated in a media statement, on Tuesday evening, that Al-Burhan met with Egyptian Ambassador Hani Salah, and confirmed "the strength and eternity of the two countries' relations."
The council quoted the Egyptian ambassador as saying that the meeting with Al-Burhan touched on the Egyptian initiative, which aims to achieve a political settlement, and it was agreed on the importance of clarifying the elements of the initiative in a greater and broader way to the official and popular circles in the next stage.
Egyptian welcome
On Monday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry welcomed the launch of the second and final phase of the political process in Sudan, to remove it from the transitional phase that dates back to 2019.
And last Sunday, an opening session began in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for the final phase of the political process between the military and civilians who signed the framework agreement, to get the country out of its crisis.
On December 5, 2022, the military component signed a "framework agreement" with the civil forces, led by the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change (the former ruling coalition), other political forces (the original Democratic Unionist Party, the People's Congress), and civil society organizations, in addition to Armed movements unite under the banner of the Revolutionary Front to start a transitional period that will last for two years.
The political process includes reaching a final agreement on 5 issues, which are justice and transitional justice, security and military reform, review and evaluation of the peace agreement, the dismantling of the June 30, 1989 regime, and the issue of eastern Sudan.