Peace talks between the Sudanese government and the armed opposition groups on South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur regions will resume within next two weeks, a top government official said over the weekend.
Last week, the African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) decided to suspend the two tracks peace talks after the parties failed to sign a deal.
In a press statement, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, Presidential Assistant who also heads the negotiating team for the peace talks with the SPLM-North said on Saturday that the African Union was in contact with them in order resume the peace talks within two weeks.
Meanwhile, Bishara Juma Oror, member of the government negotiating team, said the peace talks will resumed soon. He told Al Jareeda newspaper that African Union mediators will try this time round to bring the viewpoints of the warring parties closer.
He predicted the resumption of the peace talks during the next two weeks, especially after the parties agreed on more than 90% of contentious issues.
Bashir threatens armed groups
Separately, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir said that this year is the last round for peace negotiations in the country. Addressing senior military officers yesterday, President Bashir stressed that whoever wants peace should join this year because peace negotiations will be negotiated by force when this year’s deadline elapses.