Minawi Links Peace to Disbanding the Militia as Government Insists on Sudanese-Owned Dialogue
Berlin (Sudanese Echoes) – Governor of Darfur Region and Envoy of the President of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Minni Arko Minawi, has made sustainable peace in Sudan conditional on the complete disarmament of the militia and its withdrawal from cities. He warned that any truce that fails to meet these conditions would amount to a “recipe for the continuation of the war and crimes of genocide.”
Speaking at a high-level briefing in Berlin attended by prominent representatives of strategic studies centres, international organizations, and German media outlets, Minawi stressed that the ongoing war constitutes systematic external aggression, relying on the terrorist Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia as a tool to target the Sudanese people and undermine the country’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.
He affirmed the government’s openness to all international initiatives, provided they respect Sudan’s sovereignty, territorial unity, and the just choices of its people. He also set strict conditions for any future settlement.
Minawi called on the international community to assume its responsibilities and take immediate action to halt external logistical and political support for the militia, describing such support as the primary fuel prolonging the war and exacerbating civilian suffering.
For his part, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Muawiya Osman Khalid outlined the government’s vision for the next phase, affirming that national dialogue must be an independent process owned and led entirely by Sudanese.
He explained that the committee, which comprises prominent national figures and personalities, has a strictly preparatory mandate focused on creating a conducive environment for dialogue, rather than imposing conditions or managing the sessions. He emphasized that Sudanese alone have the right to formulate the dialogue’s agenda, determine its core issues, and establish its timeframe.
Khalid called on the international community and regional partners to support this inclusive process, which excludes no one. He also commended the supportive role that the Quintet Mechanism could play in advancing the planned national dialogue to be held inside Sudan.