European Union Ambassadors based in Sudan met with Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi and discussed the current crisis facing the Arab-African country.
In a statement on its official Facebook page, the EU Mission said the ambassadors reiterated support for the return to constitutional order, the need for the immediate release of detainees, and protection of the right to peaceful demonstrations.
Al-Mahdi said that the meeting tackled the current political issue following the October 25 coup, and the European community's role in resolving the crisis.
In a statement, Al-Mahdi called on the international community to pressure the coup leaders to release all political detainees, restore internet services, and provide urgent support to confront the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement issued earlier after the army leaders seized power, the mission called "for the immediate return to the roadmap for a democratic transition of Sudan, as laid out in the Constitutional Document and the Juba Peace Agreement."
A UN circular advised agencies that the government of Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok continued to be recognized and that "persons claiming to be replacing" his officials should only be met for limited reasons.
The Troika countries warned the junta against taking unilateral measures. The UK, US, and Norway called for returning to the civilian-led transition.
Also, the ministers of the legitimate transitional government renewed their categorical rejection of the military coup, calling for lifting of the state of emergency and the release of the prime minister, ministers, and all political detainees.
The ministers condemned the security forces' violence, repression, and systematic attacks against peaceful demonstrators and arrest campaigns. They demanded an investigation to prosecute the perpetrators involved in killing demonstrators, as well as the barbaric assault on them.
They stressed that the military coup undermines the achievements of the transitional government, which include removing Sudan's name from the state sponsors of terrorism list, debt relief, grants, and the recovery of the national economy.
The Forces of Freedom and Change announced it would support the mass movements and revolutionary forces in their strikes and civil disobedience. They will also prepare for the protest with the participation of millions to overthrow the military coup.
The Forces denounced the pressures and threats against the detainees that put them in a life-threatening situation. They rejected the intimidation of the coup against the detainees and deprived them of their constitutional and legal rights.
