SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters – Ethiopian mediator urges Sudan Army and opposition to hold direct talks on wednesday

2/7/19: Reuters – Ethiopian mediator urges Sudan Army and opposition to hold direct talks on wednesday

 Reuters reports that Ethiopia’s mediator in the Sudan crisis, Mahmud Dirir, urged the Sudanese transitional military council and opposition groups to hold direct talks on Wednesday to agree on remaining unresolved issues.

 Both sides have agreed on a proposal presented by the Ethiopian and African Union mediators, but they disagree over the structure of a sovereign council that is meant to lead the country Dirir told a press conference in Khartoum.