The Sudanese government and oppositions groups have disagreed over a new peace roadmap presented by former South African President Thabo Mbeki at the consultative talks in Addis Ababa.
Minni Arko Minnawi, leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), told Radio Tamazuj the Mbeki’s proposal refers to the ongoing National Dialogue in Khartoum as the optimal forum for peace, and states that the opposition should join the dialogue.
But Minni reiterated his position rejecting joining the dialogue.
Meanwhile, Amin Hassan Omer, a leading ruling party figure and the Khartoum government’s chief negotiator on the Darfur dossier, said the roadmap shows a way toward peace in Sudan.
“I hope the spirit of national responsibility will overcome the opposition so that they can choose the path of peace through dialogue or continue with the negotiation on the Two Areas,” said Amin.
“We are ready to sit down with the movements, how their political opinions can be understood and how they can be observed politically and militarily. So this paper is a milestone for how the dialogue and partnership starts through the 7 +7 dialogue on the existing recommendations and then how to pave the way for their participation in the National Dialogue General Assembly,” he added.