Friday's talks with Sudanese army leaders are postponed: leaders of the demonstration

Sudanese protest leaders told AFP on Friday that talks with the country's army had been postponed, just days after the signing of a power-sharing agreement between the two. parts.

"The talks have been postponed," said Omar al-Digeir, prominent leader of the protest.

"We need more internal consultations to achieve a united vision," he added, with no new date set for the resumption of negotiations.

Siddig Youssef, another leader of the protest, also confirmed that the talks had been suspended.

On Wednesday, the two parties initialed a "Political Declaration" which aims to form a joint civil-military governing body, which would in turn install a civilian comprehensive transition administration for a period of 39 months.

In Friday's talks, the two sides were expected to finalize a "constitutional declaration" aimed at resolving the crucial issues that remained.

They include the opportunity to immunize generals accused of being responsible for violence against protesters, the formation of a transitional parliament and the role of paramilitaries.

However, protest leaders said the three rebel groups in the protest-umbrella movement had expressed reservations about Wednesday's agreement.

"I am going to Addis Ababa to meet the Sudanese Revolutionary Front to get their opinion," Digeir said, referring to rebel groups currently based in Ethiopia.

"They are not happy with the agreement signed with the army chiefs," Youssef said.

The groups had been fighting government forces for years in the war torn regions of Darfur, Blue Nile and Kordofan in the South.

Sources close to the negotiations told AFP that these groups had demanded that the "Constitutional Declaration" state that peace negotiations in the three conflict zones would be a top priority for the new transitional government.

Once such a peace agreement is finalized, sources said the rebel groups wanted their representatives to be part of the transitional government.

They also called for the extradition of Sudanese people accused by the International Criminal Court, headquartered in The Hague, of a litany of crimes, including the ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.