Al-Burhan accepts an initiative for national reconciliation

The Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, announced his acceptance of an initiative put forward by Sheikh Khalifa Al-Tayyib Al-Jedd, Sheikh of Umm Dua Ban Khalawi , in order to achieve national consensus.

Army Commander Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, in a speech to a crowd of worshipers in eastern Khartoum, urged the Sudanese to unite to cross Sudan to safety, and appealed to them to renounce racism, tribalism and regionalism.

Sudanese sources have reported that the initiative of Sheikh Al-Tayeb Al-Jedd (head of the Sudanese People’s Appeal for National Accord) calls for consensus to appoint an independent prime minister and to form a non-partisan government with powers for a short transitional period.

The initiative stipulates that the transitional period shall not exceed a year and a half, and that it shall be immediately followed by free and fair elections.