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<p>The UK continues to engage with a range of opposition, members of the protest movement
as well as the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and with those leading the negotiations.
The UK, alongside Troika partners Norway and the US, has called for all sides to engage
in an inclusive dialogue that leads to a swift, orderly and peaceful transition to
civilian rule. On 29 May our Ambassador delivered this message to Yassir Arman of
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and encouraged all armed movements
to return to Sudan and take part in the talks. We have condemned the way that the
opposition leaders have since been treated by the TMC since they returned.</p><p>On
4 June in a joint Troika statement, we condemned the recent violent attacks by Sudanese
security forces against peaceful protestors in Sudan which left many civilians dead
or injured. The death toll has been reported with over 100 people killed that includes
19 children. We also expressed serious concern over TMC's announcement that it would
cease negotiations and called for an agreed transfer of power to a civilian-led government.
British Embassy Officials in Khartoum have engaged with all elements of the Forces
for Freedom and Change (FFC), encouraging them to be inclusive in their approach and
seek a realistic compromise. The TMC have promised the release of political prisoners
and employees who observed the strike. Talks between the TMC and FFC have resumed
via the mediators.</p>
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