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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. 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 to agree a civilian-led transition and achieve peace. 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. 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 Transitional Military Council both
in public and directly the steps that needed to be taken to improve the situation
in Sudan, including the release of all political detainees.</p><p>On 6 June, I 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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