An alternative to Al-Burhan and the removal of Hemeti ... Egyptian-Saudi consultations and preparations for all possibil
Posted: 31 Dec 2021, 16:38
- የዚህ ጽሑፍ ምንጭ ቐጠር ወይም በቐጠር የሚመወሉ( ፊይናንስድ) ሰዎች ( ኣዲሱ ኣረብ/ ኣል-ዓረቢ ኣል-ጀዲድ ) ሰልሆኑና በቐጠር በኣንድ ጎን በሌላ ጎን ደሞ ሳዑዲ ኣረብያ ኢማራትና ግብጽ ወደ ጥላቻ የቀረበ -- በመጠኑ ተስተካክለዋል ቢባልም መቶ በመቶ ወደ ንቡር ( ኖርማል) ስላልተመለሰ -- ግኑኝነት ስላላቸው ስናነብ ትንሽ ጥንቃቄ ማድረግ ያስፈልገናል ። ሁሉ የተጻፈው ልክ ነው ወይም ስህተትና ተንኮል ነው ማለት ኣይደለም። ይዞታው በሱዳን ያለውን ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ ለማብራራት ስለ ሚረዳ ማንበቡን እጅግ ጠቃሚ ነው ። ኣንድ የተረጋገጠ ነገር ኣለ ፥ ሱዳናውያን ምሁራን እንደሚሉት የሱዳንና ግብጽ ግንኙነት የባርያና ( ዓብድ) የጌታ ( ሰይድ) ነው ።
- An alternative to Al-Burhan and the removal of Hemeti ... Egyptian-Saudi consultations and preparations for all possibilities.
Egyptian and Arab diplomatic sources in Cairo revealed coordination between Egypt and Saudi Arabia regarding the current situation in Sudan and the ongoing crisis since the military coup last October, in order to prevent the situation from slipping in the African country, which enjoys strategic importance, especially with regard to the security of trade corridors in The Red Sea, to paths that contrast with the interests of the two countries.
Coordination between Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sudan
An Egyptian diplomatic source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that there is a consensus between Cairo and Riyadh on the need for coordination to ensure that events in Khartoum are directed in a manner that preserves the interests of the two countries, and to prevent the situation there from slipping into paths that would harm these security, economic and political interests.
The source explained that Sudan, with regard to Cairo, is a matter of national security from the southern direction, in addition to the efforts of the Egyptian leadership to ensure the unification of the Egyptian-Sudanese position in the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis, in an effort to strengthen their position together at the international level.
As for the Saudi side, the source made it clear that the most important thing that worries Saudi Arabia at the present time is that the unrest there will lead to the arrival of a political leadership to power in Sudan, which has taken the decision to withdraw the Sudanese soldiers participating in Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen, who represent The main strength of the coalition forces to support legitimacy there, which is led by the Kingdom.
The source said that the consultations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia regarding the Sudanese crisis included the development of multiple scenarios, so that the two countries would be able to deal with any changes that occur on the Sudanese scene in light of the overlapping international pressures and conflicting regional interests there.
Support safe alternative to Al-Burhan
According to the source, the Saudi-Egyptian consultations dealt with discussing a scenario related to preparing and supporting a “safe alternative,” as the source put it, to the current Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, in the event the Sudanese street continues to revolt against the military component. This comes especially in light of the failure to secure the position of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, who is threatening to resign at any time and align himself with the opposition again.
The source pointed out that the alternative scenario, backed by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, also includes a perception of the absence of the Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), who faces a great rejection by the Sudanese street due to accusations leveled against his forces (Rapid Support) of being involved in the killings of demonstrators.
For his part, an Arab diplomat at the Arab League said that the Egyptian-Saudi movement in the recent Sudanese crisis is due to a report prepared by the United Nations Mission in Sudan, in which it indicated that the percentages of real solutions and international cooperation to save the African country from its current stumble, will be Higher in the event that at the head of the authority were alternative personalities to both Al-Burhan and Hemedti, in light of a sharp rivalry between them and the opposition, the civilian component and the Sudanese street.
On the other hand, the Arab diplomat said that the influence of both Egypt and Saudi Arabia is weaker than creating an alternative (in Sudan) that can be marketed internationally. The source pointed out that this matter is very complicated, and is subject to many international intersections, in which international powers play the largest role, especially in light of the aspirations of major international powers such as Russia, to play a broader role in the region during the coming period, unlike the Israeli bet on deepening the process of normalization with Sudan.
Sisi withdraws from Halayeb and Shalateen visits
Meanwhile, a private Egyptian source revealed that the circle close to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had recently retracted the inaugural week of government projects in Upper Egypt, a visit by the Egyptian president to the cities of Halayeb and Shalateen, in order not to inflame the Sudanese opposition, and to cause a new clash between Al-Burhan and the street. The Sudanese, in light of the dispute over the region between Sudan and Egypt, and the consideration of the Sudanese as the Sudanese city of Halayeb and occupied by Egypt.
The private Egyptian source pointed out that Sisi welcomed this step, before the head of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Abbas Kamel, intervened. Kamel advised to make adjustments to the arrangements for the Upper Egypt Week, because of the crisis that this step might cause to “friends in Sudan,” according to the source, at a time when everyone seems to be in need of additional crises, with an already inflamed scene.
This comes at a time when the Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan, stressed, during two phone calls, with both Al-Burhan and Hamdok, the Kingdom's keenness on the stability and unity of Sudan.
The Saudi minister stressed Riyadh's keenness to form the new government in Khartoum as soon as possible, and the consensus between the military and civilian components, for the benefit of Sudan and its people.
The Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan had announced earlier, the start of practical procedures for the upcoming elections, which are scheduled to start in early January and end in July 2023.
This came at a time when news circulated during the past few days about Hamdok's insistence on submitting his resignation in light of the widening dispute between him and the military component and a number of leaders of the armed movements over fundamental issues related to the method of dealing with protesters and forming the new government.
An Egyptian political source, and another diplomat, revealed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, following the coup of the military component in Sudan against the civilian component of the transitional authority, on October 25, and the arrest of Hamdok and then placing him under house arrest, that Sisi and Kamel confirmed in On previous occasions, during meetings with Sudanese and Arab officials and those affiliated with the Israeli occupation, they did not welcome Hamdok's continuation as prime minister.
The sources pointed out that this is not only because of Egypt’s desire to deal with the military component alone, specifically with Al-Burhan and his deputy Hemeti, who have a strong relationship with Sisi, but also because of a stable vision that Hamdok is close to Western capitals, and has an agenda that allows the arrival of political forces that Cairo does not welcome. to judgment.
This comes in addition to Hamdok's standing, according to the Egyptian vision, as an obstacle to some of the plans that the Egyptian regime tried to speed up their implementation with the Sudanese military component, and its position on the issue of the Renaissance Dam, as Cairo considers that it is not sufficiently consistent with the Egyptian position and aspirations.
Moving forward with normalization with the occupying power is at the top of Egyptian plans, a topic that was openly discussed during the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett last September to Sharm el-Sheikh and his meeting with Sisi there.
Bennett discussed with El-Sisi, during the visit, their keenness to develop Israeli relations with Sudan, as part of the new desired scene for the Middle East, and to conduct advanced contacts at the military, intelligence and economic levels, with the blessing of the military component in the authority, on the condition that this parallels with a productive mediation that Bennett is making to bring them closer. Between the two countries downstream of the Nile (Egypt and Sudan) and Ethiopia in the issue of the dam.
The source indicated that it was scheduled to arrange a visit by Sisi to the city of Halayeb, to be the first of its kind for an Egyptian president, and to serve as an internal message for Sisi to reach all cities, regions and regions of Egypt.
The New Arab