Intel: Saudi Arabia, UAE publicly reject Sudan’s coup
Washington is trying to bring its Middle Eastern allies into line with international efforts to revive the transition to democracy in Khartoum.
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The United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates released a joint statement on Wednesday calling on Sudan’s military to immediately release those arrested in last week’s coup and to restore the country’s civilian-led transitional government.
The quartet also called on the military to lift its state of emergency and urged the country's leaders to restore “a genuine civil-military partnership for the remainder of the transitional period” until nationwide elections are held in 2023.