SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – Sudan’s parties to resume talks on constitutional declaration

31/7/19: Sudan Tribune – Sudan’s parties to resume talks on constitutional declaration

 Sudan Tribune reports that talks on the constitutional declaration for the transitional period are expected to resume on Thursday (August 1) after the return of the negotiating delegation of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) from El-Obeid where five protesters were killed by the security forces.

 Discussions were expected to resume on Tuesday (July 30) but the killing of protesters forced the FFC opposition coalition to halt the political process to mark its condemnation for the excessive use of force and called to hold the perpetrators accountable.

 However, Sudan Tribune learned that FFC technical teams continued working on finalising the final draft of the constitutional declaration on Tuesday. Opposition sources also denied rumours about the suspension of the negotiations because of the El Obeid massacre, confirming reports that the National Consensus Forces made that proposal, but it was rejected by the other FFC components.