Iran Press/Africa: Sudan’s Junta and protest leaders will have more talks on Monday afternoon after last round of talks ended without any agreement on the structure of an interim government to rule the country following the ouster of Omar al-Bashir.
After hours of negotiations through the night on Sunday, the Transitional Military Council and the Alliance for Freedom and Change failed to finalize the makeup of the interim government that would rule for a transitional period of three years, Reuters reported.
The ruling military council announced the talks would resume at 21:00 local time (1900 GMT).
The junta leaders are insisting that the new body be military-led; however, the protest leaders say they are determined to have a majority civilian body led by a civilian.
The existing military council is headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the generals insist that the overall new body be led by the army.
"The ministry of finance has deposited $250 million into the central bank of Sudan as part of what it claims to be an aid package announced following Bashir’s ouster from Saudi Arabia." The ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Also the UAE on April 28 it was depositing $250 million in Sudan's central bank.
Such packages are, however, being viewed as an attempt to prop up Sudan's military rulers who are facing mounting pressure from protesters to cede power to a civilian government.
In the first round of negotiation the generals and protest leaders had agreed on several key issues, including a three-year transition period and the creation of a 300-member parliament, with two thirds of lawmakers to come from the protesters’ umbrella group.
But talks were marred by violence after five protesters and an army major were shot dead near the ongoing sit-in outside the military headquarters in central Khartoum, where thousands have camped out for weeks.
Initially, the protesters had gathered to demand Bashir resign due to the dire economic situation in the country, but they have stayed put after Bashir’s ouster to exert pressure on the junta to step aside.
The protesters said they will continue their gathering if the army fails to transfer power to a civilian administration.105/205
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