Sudan’s military and opposition groups have agreed to resume talks on the formation of a transitional council, an Ethiopian envoy has said.
The news coincides with an opposition alliance statement which said it was suspending its campaign of civil disobedience and strikes.
Special envoy Mahmoud Dirir told reporters in Khartoum: “The (Transitional Military) council has agreed on building trust between parties. In doing so, the council has agreed to release all political prisoners. From the side of the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces, it has shown its willingness and has agreed to suspend the civil disobedience.”
The move appears to show a softening of positions after talks between the two sides collapsed following the violent dispersal of protests on June 3.
The violent crackdown, in which dozens of people were killed, significantly retarded hopes of a transition towards democratic elections following the ousting of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir in April.
The Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance began an open-ended strike Sunday that brought much activity in Khartoum to a standstill.
The alliance said in a statement it would suspend the strike from today until further notice, though it encouraged people to remain mobilized for possible further action.
