The Sudanese government sent an official delegation to the east of the country to calm the protests against marginalization and unemployment, while the head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, escalated his battle against civilians and the forces of the revolution, and commented on allegations about the army’s intention to carry out a coup; A new statement was issued by the Committee to Dismantle the Regime of June 30, 1989 and Restore Public Funds.

Today, Sunday, a Sudanese government delegation arrived in the city of Port Sudan (in the east of the country) to solve the crisis represented in the closure of the national road, ports and airports; To protest marginalization and to demand development.

A statement of the Sovereignty Council said that the visit – which will last for two days – comes within the framework of an initiative to solve the crisis that recently erupted in the east of the country against the background of a mass movement, after which a number of vital facilities were closed. Which led to negative repercussions on the overall economic situation in the country.

According to the statement, the delegation includes a member of the Sovereign Council Shams El-Din Kabbashi, the Ministers of Interior Izz El-Din Al-Sheikh, Foreign Affairs Maryam Al-Mahdi, Energy and Petroleum Jadin Ali Obaid, and Transportation Mirghani Musa.

The government delegation’s visit program includes a number of meetings, including the State Security Committee and the Beja Optical Council, according to the statement.

For the tenth day in a row, this tribal council is closing all ports on the Red Sea and the main road between Khartoum and Port Sudan.

Beja tribes demonstrated in eastern Sudan last year and closed the port of Port Sudan for several days.

The head of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said that “what is happening in the closure in the east is a political matter, and it must be dealt with politically.”

A government official confirmed to AFP that the delegation had a full mandate to resolve the crisis.

Earlier, the Sudanese Ministry of Oil warned of the financial losses resulting from the closure, and said that the available stock of oil is sufficient for the country for only “10 days”, while experts warned of the possible serious economic repercussions of the protests in the port.

The pipeline carrying South Sudan’s oil extends from the capital, Juba, to the port of Port Sudan for the purpose of export. In return, Sudan benefits from collecting oil transit fees.

attack and pledge

In a related context, Lieutenant-General Al-Burhan has continued to attack the civilian side in the government since it was announced that a coup attempt had been thwarted last Tuesday.

And the French news agency reported that Al-Burhan pledged on Sunday to work on “structuring” the armed forces, in statements that come days after the authorities revealed a failed coup.

“The armed forces will work to restructure them,” Al-Burhan said, during the opening of a military hospital south of Khartoum.

The agency stated that Al-Burhan pledged to cleanse the army of the Muslim Brotherhood, and said, “We will not allow any partisan activity in the armed forces.”

He also stressed the army’s keenness to hold elections and hand over power by the end of the transitional period. “We, as soldiers, are committed to the elections on the date we agreed upon at the end of the transitional period,” he said.

“After the elections, the armed forces will disappear from the political scene,” he added.

Al-Burhan said, “We are keen to complete the transition process, reach democratic transformation, and build a state of freedom, peace and justice.

The President of the Sovereignty Council stressed that “what is rumored about the intention of the armed forces to carry out a coup is pure fabrication.”

hijacking the revolution

Al-Burhan stressed that unless the forces of the revolution unite, “we will not go with a small group that hijacked the revolution.”

Al-Jazeera correspondent from Khartoum, Ahmed Al-Raheed, said that these statements come in the context of the controversy between the military and civilian components that govern the country in a partnership governed by a constitutional document, and this controversy escalated after the coup attempt that occurred last Tuesday morning.

Sudan has witnessed a tense situation since the announcement of the foiling of the coup attempt last Tuesday.

Today, Sunday, the “Committee for Dismantling the System of June 30, 1989 and Recovering Public Funds” said that instructions were issued to the joint forces guarding the recovered assets and real estate to withdraw and evacuate them immediately.

The committee called on “all revolutionaries to go immediately to the dismantling committee in order to agree on how to secure these headquarters, and the committee described the step as strange.”

Sudanese government sources told Al Jazeera that the protection forces were withdrawn from 22 of the sites recovered by the committee to dismantle the Bashir regime.