SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – International reactions to Sudanese power-sharing deal
17/8/19: Multiple sources – International reactions to Sudanese power-sharing deal
International actors invested in Sudan reacted positively to the signing of Sudan’s power-sharing deal, issuing calls to action for further progress in the country.
The Arab Parliament, an Arab League advisory body, called for Sudan to be removed from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, state-run Qatar News Agency said on Twitter.
Mahmoud Dirir, the Ethiopian mediator in the negotiations, told a press conference that “the next period has its challenges: lifting Sudan from the list of so-called state sponsors of terror, the large debts ... and lessening the burden on the economy with the support of our brothers and friends.”
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Sudanese people and looked forward to “engaging with and supporting the transitional governing institutions.”
Saudi Arabia would continue to assist Sudan, minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir told a press conference.