Rebels SRF reject any meeting with Uma party Sudanvisiondaily.com Khartoum, 15/8/2012 – Sudanese rebel alliance denied reaching an agreement with the opposition Uma National Party (UNP) to hold a national conference for peace in Sudan including all the political forces, stressing they welcome all the efforts aiming to bring down Khartoum regime. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, UNP leading member was in Kampala from 27 July to 6 August to explain the position of its party which rejects military action to topple the regime and to persuade them to take part in a national conference for peace and democratic transition. On Saturday in a press conference held in the Sudanese capital, she told reporters that the rebel groups welcomed the Uma party’s imitative. She also described the meetings held with the rebels as "promising and encouraging". Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) spokesperson, Abu Al-Gassim Imam Al-Haj, denied any having held any meeting or signing any agreement with Mariam. He said they encountered her during different public events organized in Kampala by the opposition groups. Last Friday, the leader of the Uma party Sadiq Al-Mahdi once again warned rebel groups against resorting to military action to overthrow the regime. He said such violence would lead to civil war, brining more divisions and internationalises the Sudanese issue. Instead, the main opposition party proposes to gather all the political forces, including the rebel groups in a national forum to discuss the crises of Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile, but also to agree on principles that should be included in the new national constitution. Mariam Al-Mahdi stated on Saturday that the National Congress Party refused their initiative saying there is no political crisis requiring such solution. However, she added the ruling party reiterated its offer for bilateral dialogue with Uma party. Abu Al-Gassim also regretted Sadiq Al-Mahdi statements saying the military option is not their best choice but it is the regime to blame for resorting to violence. The international community on the other hand pushes the SPLM-N to negotiate a seperate agreement with the government keeping in mind that they will continue to cross the border to South Sudan and no peace can be achieved between the two countries without ending the South Kordofan and Blue Nile conflict.
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