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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). 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.</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.
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. Our Embassy
in Khartoum calls on members of the TMC both in public and directly, the steps that
are needed to be taken to improve the situation in Sudan, including the release of
all political detainees.</p><p>We have expressed concerns at the past role of the
Rapid Support Forces, along with other forces. We have been consistent in public and
in private that there must be accountability for the crimes committed by members of
the former regime. We condemn the recent violent attacks by Sudanese security forces
against peaceful protestors in Sudan, which left many dead or injured. The TMC bears
full responsibility. The UK, through the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) issued a
statement on 17 June, which called for all human rights violations and abuses committed
to be investigated in an independent and transparent manner, and perpetrators held
accountable for their acts.</p><p>On 6 June, the Minister for Africa summoned the
Sudanese Ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to express our grave concerns
at the use of violence against civilians by the Sudanese authorities. The UK has called
for the human rights of all Sudanese people to be respected, the resumption of the
political process leading to an agreed peaceful transfer of power to a civilian-led
government, as demanded by the Sudanese people. We will continue to engage with all
sides to support a settlement that works for all Sudanese people.</p>
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