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The UN Security Council met in camera on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Sudan after Khartoum army leaders announced their intention to hold elections after the crackdown that took place nearly 40 dead.
Germany and Britain have called for urgent talks in the midst of international concern over violence in Khartoum, during which security forces have dispersed weeks of protests against the military regime .
"We urgently need a return to the negotiating table," said German Ambbadador Christoph Heusgen before the meeting. "Legitimacy can not come from the barrel of a gun."
The German diplomat rejected the Sudanese military council's plan to hold elections within nine months, saying the conditions were not met for holding polls nationwide.
"For now, calling early elections is tantamount to denying democracy," Heusgen told reporters.
The military council has ruled the country since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir on April 11 after months of demonstrations against his authoritarian regime.
Negotiations between the military leaders and the protesters' leaders were broken as a result of disagreements over whether a planned transitional body would be headed by a civilian or military personality.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the excessive use of force by Sudanese security agents and said he was "alarmed" by reports that forces reportedly opened fire inside a hospital.
The UN chief is calling for the resumption of negotiations on a peaceful transfer of power to a civilian-led authority.
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