El-Mahdi welcomes discussion between government and opposition

El-Sadek El-Mahdi, chief of the Sudanese Umma party welcomed the decision of the opposition Sudanese alliance for responding to Egypt's call to convene a preparatory meeting between the government and the opposition.

In concluding a series of intellectual symposiums held by Umma party in its headquarters in Cairo, El-Mahdi expressed his belief that all the Sudanese political forces are going now toward the preparatory meeting for solving the crisis.

El-Mahdi said "the Sudanese government raised a useful, necessary and important initiative in order to find a full political solution for the crisis in shadow of the large risks which threaten Sudan." He stated that in the time in which the government adhered to negotiating with the opposition and agreeing on a solution, the opposition alliance remained refused the discussion with the government and accused the Umma party of "running toward the regime."