SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Quotes from Sudanese power-sharing signing ceremony

17/8/19: Multiple sources – Quotes from Sudanese power-sharing signing ceremony

• Reuters, by Khalid Abdelaziz

• AP, by Samy Magdy

 Sudanese political actors from both the military and the civilian opposition praised Sudan’s power-sharing deal and expressed hope for further progress.

 Military council leader Abdel-Fattah Burhan said “the revolution has achieved its goals,” vowing the military would guarantee the transition to civilian rule.

 Burhan invited “everyone to make this day a new stage of getting over the bitterness of the past and looking towards the future.”

 Protest leader Mohammed Naji al-Asam said the two sides have ushered in a “new page” in Sudan’s history after three decades of “repression and corruption,” emphasizing the need for an investigation and justice for those who were killed, particularly  during the June 3 massacre.

 Leading opposition figure Sadiq Al Mahdi, Sudan’s last democratically elected premier said: “the coming period will be a test for us, no one will be excluded…we will open the door to everyone to participate in Sudan’s celebration.”