Mubarak Ardoul to Sudanhorizon: Djibouti Meetings Postponed to Next January; Ta’sis Will Not Participate

Cairo – Sudanhorizon – Sabah Moussa

Mubarak Ardoul, head of the Democratic Alliance for Social Justice and a leading figure in the Democratic Bloc, revealed that the Djibouti meetings for Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue have been postponed until next January for further arrangements.

In an exclusive statement to the Sudanhorizon news website, Ardoul said: “We received our invitation from the five-member mechanism to attend the meetings as individual organizations within the Democratic Bloc. This is because the matter requires a decision from each organization individually, and due to differing opinions regarding the dialogue.” He added that coordination will then take place between the positions within the Bloc and other national political forces.

Ardoul confirmed that the Ta’sis group will not participate in the Djibouti meetings. He said he learned from the meeting organizers that Ta’sis would not be participating, noting that Ta’sis is an alliance led by the Rapid Support Forces and is considered part of the military forces. He stated: “We believe that the political track should be civilian and led by civilian forces.” He added that the ceasefire and humanitarian operations should be discussed with the military forces, in accordance with the Jeddah Document.

It is worth noting that the five-party mechanism (African Union, IGAD, Arab League, United Nations, and European Union) had invited a number of Sudanese political forces to attend meetings in Djibouti as part of the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue sessions, which were postponed from the period between the 16th and 18th of this month to next January. This is a continuation of the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue meetings that the African Union started with a meeting in July of last year, another in February of this year, and then a third meeting last October that was canceled due to the lack of response from the political forces that were invited.

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