On the 6th of November 2023, the council hosted Dr. Mariam Al-Sadek Al-Mahdy, Former Foreign Minister of Sudan, and vice president of Umma National Party for Political Communication and Foreign Relations. This meeting was about the latest developments in Sudan, opportunities for restoring stability, and the future prospects.
Started the meeting Ambassador Mohamed Al-Oraby, the chief of the council, and moderated it Ambassador Salah Halima. Participated in the meeting Sudanese Political Figures and representatives from the Sudanese civil society, including Ambassador Ali Youssef, Dr. Adel Abdel Aziz, Dr. Othman Merghany, Dr. Amira Al-Fadel, in addition to Ambassadors: Marwan Badr, Ezzat Saad, Mohamed Al-Nakly, Abdel Moneam Omar, Youssef Zada, and Dr. Sayed Flefl, and Dr. Mohamed Abdallah.
In the Meeting Dr. Mariam Al-Mahdy tackled the latest developments in Sudan which revealed the negative implications of destroying the capabilities of Sudan, as the situation is becoming worse, as long as the conflict between the Sudanese Military and Rapid Support Forces is ongoing. Furthermore, she said that the political actors didn’t manage to prevent the war. This conflict is a result of fragmentation and exclusion of parties from the political process. As By this way there’s no common ground among the different Sudanese actors to surpass this conflict.
In this context, Dr. Mariam referred to its efforts to unify Umma Sudanese party, as it has a long history rooted in the regions in Sudan. Adding that, the party is known by its national intentions and endeavor to find middle ground among the Sudanese actors, stressing on not excluding any actor as this have a negative impact on the stability of Sudan.
In a related context, Dr. Mariam called Egypt , as a government and people, to play a vital role in the recent events in Sudan, as Egypt is able to lead the rapprochement among the Sudanese actors by its initiatives, and to find a comprehensive solution for the Sudanese conflict.