Museveni calls for free and fair elections in Sudan

President Yoweri Museveni has referred to as without cost and truthful elections in Sudan. Museveni stated that political actors should depend on numbers and never tribes to win whether it is to attain unity and finish the present political disaster.

Museveni made the remarks on Thursday whereas assembly Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al–Burhan, the chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan.

“What is important is to have fair elections. Elections force people to unite to get numbers. Holding elections disciplines politicians, they are forced to make alliances to win elections since there is no tribe that has got more than 40 per cent to win elections. It is also important to have a neutral interim government,” he stated.

al-Burhan is in Uganda on a one-day official go to on the invitation of Museveni. He was accompanied by a delegation of ministers and different senior authorities officers.

On the bilateral relationship, Museveni stated the perfect factor is for the Joint Permanent Commission to fulfill and agree on what to do to enhance commerce between the 2 international locations.

“We can export tea, coffee, etc. We now have a direct airline that can promote trade,” he stated.

Both leaders agreed to reactivate the conferences of the Joint Ministerial Commission and Joint Political Consultative Committee and directed the ministers accountable for Foreign Affairs to convene the seventh Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission; and the fifth Session of the Joint Political Consultations Committee, as quickly as attainable.

On the connection between Ethiopia and Sudan, Museveni stated if there’s peace in Africa, the issue of preventing over water can be solved saying the continent is presented with giant water sources together with the Congo River. He stated every second the Congo River pours 1,200,000 cubic ft (34,000 cubic meters) of water into the Atlantic Ocean in comparison with Ethiopia’s Blue Nile waters which circulation at an annual 3.85 billion cubic meters from Lake Tana might be exploited. 

al-Burhan congratulated Museveni upon his profitable re-election because the president and recommended him for his excellent management on issues of peace, safety, and stability within the area and the socio-economic transformation of Uganda.

“We wanted to update you on the current situation in Sudan and consult with you on prospects and way forward using a chain of bilateral and multilateral relationships. You are very respected by the people of Sudan and appreciated for the leadership of your people. You have managed to lead your country and develop it,” al-Bruhan stated.

He additionally invited Museveni to go to Sudan within the close to future an invite which he gladly accepted.