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UN starts talks in Sudan over post-coup crisis
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NEW YORK, 11 January 2022, (TON): The United Nations mission in Sudan said it was starting consultations on Monday with the goal of launching direct negotiations to resolve the country’s political crisis after an October coup.
The military takeover derailed a transition towards elections in which the army had agreed to share power with civilian groups following the overthrow of longtime leader Omar al-Bashir in a 2019 uprising.
It also halted an economic opening in which Sudan began to emerge from decades of isolation and sanctions. A crackdown by security forces on frequent mass protests since the coup has left more than 60 civilians dead and many more injured.
The initial talks entail broad individual consultations aimed at moving to a second phase of direct or indirect negotiations between different players, UN special representative Volker Perthes told a news conference in Khartoum on Monday.
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