The United Arab Emirates Tuesday called on Sudan's army and protesters to continue dialogue and avoid violence after protest leaders called for a one-day "civil disobedience" campaign.
"It is important for dialogue to continue in Sudan away from disputes and towards an agreement regarding transition arrangements," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash wrote on Twitter.
He said any transition should guarantee the establishment of a stable constitutional system.
Sudanese protest leaders called Monday for the nationwide "civil disobedience" campaign on July 14, just a day after they organized mass protests against the ruling generals who took over following the ouster of longtime leader Omar al-Bashir in April.
The move, which aims to increase pressure on the generals to hand power to a civilian administration, will be preceded by further mass protests on July 13, protest leaders said.
The civil disobedience campaign, the second such general strike in less than a month, comes as protest leaders and ruling generals traded blame for the latest violence during the mass "million-man" march on Sunday that left 10 dead and scores wounded.
"It is essential to avoid confrontation and escalation. It is clear that the opposition and the army need each other and need to reach agreement and avoid escalation of the crisis," Gargash said.
Calls for the civil disobedience campaign, the second such general strike in less than a month, came as the two sides traded blame for violence during Sunday's "million-man" that left 10 dead and scores wounded.
Ethiopia and the African Union have been mediating between the two sides but have yet to achieve a breakthrough.
Agence France Presse
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