Thabo Mbeki, Head of AU High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP) has said the body would meet to consult with representatives of armed groups on their positions regarding a national dialogue.
He said on Wednesday that he would also convey Khartoum’s stance on the subject to them.
Sudan’s First Vice-President, Bakri Saleh, had earlier told a news conference that dialogue abroad was not allowed,” urging the armed groups to take part in the dialogue in Khartoum.
He pledged that the Sudanese government would provide all required guarantees for the leaders of the armed movements to enable them participate in the process.
In January 2014, Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, declared an initiative calling on the opposition parties and the armed groups to join a national dialogue to end the country’s crises.
Al-Bashir’s invitation found a relative acceptance from political forces but the process faced difficulties that slowed it down.
The armed movements in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions refused to join the dialogue, insisting that a parallel forum should be established under the supervision of the AUHIP
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