Hamdouk affirms the need to maintain civilian-military partnership in Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has once again underlined the importance of the hybrid system he and the military have forged to help get the Sudan out of the current transitional period, peacefully.
In a statement in Kasala, eastern Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia and Eritrea, Hamdouk, underlined the importance of the partnership between the civil and military components to create a model for achieving peace and stability in the country during the transition period.
Speaking to youth of the Forces of Freedom and Change in Kasala State, Hamdouk hailed the patriotic role of the Revolution's martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the creation of a new Sudan that will be established despite the challenges and impediments.
The revolutionary youth have of recent been critical of the military components within the current transitional government, saying the military has monopolized every important aspect in the political life, including the heavy presence in the peace talks currently going on in Juba, capital of South Sudan.
But Hamdouk kept stressing in public gatherings and in meetings with high level dignitaries visiting the Sudan, that this partnership is a must.
He told a visiting German head of state that “it is ironic” that the military forms an alliance with the civilians in a government that would ultimately lead to full-fledged elected civilian government.
The prime minister was quoted by the official news agency, SUNA, reporting from Kasala, as stressing the need to preserve the revolution alive and at the same time that people should come to an understanding as to “how Sudan will be governed, not who governs the Sudan”.
Hamdouk pointed to Sudan's success in achieving “a glorious revolution”, which creates a historic opportunity for the success of a national project that fulfills the hopes and realizes the aspirations of the people.
He hinted that not only the military, but also the former rebels would be part of his project for the future of the country.
Hamdouk pointed out that peace and stability will remain the government’s top priority, affirming that those who carried out arms against the outgoing regime, now known as the Armed Struggle Movements, remain part and parcel of this unique Sudanese revolution and that with their participation and full involvement a comprehensive peace would be realized in the Sudan.
He said that the government has inherited a heavily burdened economic and political situation, but that armed with “the will of the people” who have masterminded this revolution which surprised the world, the country would be able to achieve political and economic developments.
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