Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Mohamed said on Thursday that consultations have begun to launch an inclusive political process aimed at forming a technocratic government to lead the country through the transitional period, with a focus on reconstruction.
Youssef met with the European Union's envoy to the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, in the interim administrative capital, Port Sudan, to discuss the EU institutions’ readiness to cooperate with Sudan in efforts to achieve stability and development.
He welcomed the EU’s statement rejecting the formation of a parallel government in Sudan. He also provided an update on the military situation and the government's efforts to end the war.
Weber reaffirmed the bloc’s full support for an inclusive political process in Sudan without exclusion or discrimination. She stressed the EU’s commitment to security and stability in Sudan, describing it as a key country in the Horn of Africa.
The African Union on Wednesday voiced "deep concern" over efforts by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies to form a parallel government in Sudan, warning that the move could lead to the country’s "massive fragmentation" after nearly two years of war.
Last month, the RSF and its allies signed a founding charter in Nairobi, declaring their intention to establish a "peace and unity government" in areas under their control.
They also pledged to build a decentralized, democratic civilian state based on freedom, equality, and justice, without cultural, ethnic, religious, or regional discrimination. Earlier this month, the same parties signed a transitional constitution.
The African Union urged its member states and the international community not to recognize any parallel government or entity seeking to divide Sudan or govern parts of its territory.
The European Union echoed this stance on Tuesday, warning that a rival government would threaten Sudan’s democratic aspirations, in line with a statement issued by the United Nations Security Council last week.
