Bashir to chair second talks on dialogue

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses the nation after being re-elected at the National Congress Party (NCP) Headquarters in Khartoum on April 26, 2010. President Bashir, on January 27, 2014, called upon opposition parties to engage in a comprehensive dialogue to discuss issues of governance, national identity, economy and foreign relations. FILE PHOTO | AFP

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  • On January 27, President Bashir called upon opposition parties to engage in a comprehensive dialogue to discuss issues of governance, national identity, economy and foreign relations

KHARTOUM
Sudan’s national dialogue committee known as 7+7 has said the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will chair the second political roundtable meeting of the national dialogue on Sunday with the participation of 83 political parties.

The committee also said it seeks to meet with President Bashir on Thursday to brief him on the dialogue process over the past few months.

On January 27, President Bashir called upon opposition parties to engage in a comprehensive dialogue to discuss issues of governance, national identity, economy and foreign relations.

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The National Congress Party (NCP) delegate in the 7+7 committee, Mustafa Osman Ismail, said the committee held a meeting on Monday to accelerate the pace of the national dialogue, pointing they agreed to meet with Bashir on Thursday to provide him with a comprehensive report on the national dialogue process.

He stressed the all-party roundtable meeting will be held on Sunday to discuss the roadmap for national dialogue and Addis Ababa framework agreement besides expanding the 7+7 committee’s mandate.

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