{"id":187828,"date":"2013-04-03T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/eu-sudan-announcements-conducive-to-national-dialogue\/"},"modified":"2013-04-03T19:44:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T19:44:00","slug":"eu-sudan-announcements-conducive-to-national-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eu-sudan-announcements-conducive-to-national-dialogue","title":{"rendered":"EU: Sudan announcements conducive to national dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Delegation of the European Union to Sudan welcomed the calls for dialogue and release of political prisoners made by President Omar Al Bashir on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the inauguration of the seventh session of the National Assembly, Bashir announced his government would engage with all political bodies and civil society groups without exception, including with groups that have taken up arms against his regime.<\/p>\n<p>The president also ordered the release of all political prisoners in detention centers across Sudan. He claimed that all rights and freedoms in self-expression will be upheld in the country for both individuals and groups and this is demonstrated by the release of the political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the EU delegation said it &ldquo;has observed, as a first step, the release of an initial group of detainees and encourages the government of Sudan to release all the political prisoners as announced, paving the way for the national dialogue&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation confirmed its &ldquo;conviction that a national reconciliation process will strengthen Sudan&#39;s democratic credentials and its prospects for a sustainable development.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For their part, opposition political forces in Sudan have expressed general skepticism concerning the president&rsquo;s calls for dialogue based on their past experiences.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/45933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudan opposition skeptic about Bashir&#39;s calls for dialogue, prisoners release<\/a> (3 April 2013)<!--break--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delegation of the European Union to Sudan welcomed the calls for dialogue and release of political prisoners made by President Omar Al Bashir on Monday. Speaking at the inauguration of the seventh session of the National Assembly, Bashir announced his government would engage with all political bodies and civil society groups without exception, including with groups that have taken up arms against his regime. The president also ordered the release of all political prisoners in detention centers across Sudan. He claimed that all rights and freedoms in self-expression will be upheld in the country for both individuals and groups and this is demonstrated by the release of the political prisoners. In a statement, the EU delegation said it \u201chas observed, as a first step, the release of an initial group of detainees and encourages the government of Sudan to release all the political prisoners as announced, paving the way for the national dialogue\u201d. The delegation confirmed its \u201cconviction that a national reconciliation process will strengthen Sudan&#8217;s democratic credentials and its prospects for a sustainable development.\u201d For their part, opposition political forces in Sudan have expressed general skepticism concerning the president\u2019s calls for dialogue based on their past experiences.Related: Sudan opposition skeptic about Bashir&#8217;s calls for dialogue,  prisoners release (3 April 2013)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EU: Sudan announcements conducive to national dialogue - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eu-sudan-announcements-conducive-to-national-dialogue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EU: Sudan announcements conducive to national dialogue - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Delegation of the European Union to Sudan welcomed the calls for dialogue and release of political prisoners made by President Omar Al Bashir on Monday. 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