SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Exclusive Sudan PM interview with Radio Dabanga: Meeting with SLM-AW leader ‘top achievement of Paris visit’

1/10/19: Radio Dabanga - Exclusive Sudan PM interview with Radio Dabanga: Meeting with SLM-AW leader ‘top achievement of Paris visit’

 In an exclusive interview with Radio Dabanga, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said his Paris meeting with SLM-AW faction leader Abdelwahid El Nur – initiated by the French foreign ministry – covered, in detail,  “issues of peace and the root causes of Sudanese problems, such as…marginalisation, national identity, equality, distribution of resources, or unbalanced development”.

 Hamdok said he appreciated and acknowledged the role of the armed movements in the revolution and change in Sudan. He added that the dialogue with the armed movements is not difficult “because we have similar views regarding the root causes of the problems”.

 Hamdok also said that the issues of displaced persons and refugees is the highest priority and primary aspect in achieving peace, as well as stressing a need to meet the needs of marginalised groups.