Khartoum — Sudanese president Omer al-Bashir renewed his call for the opposition and rebel forces to join the national dialogue process and stressed the seriousness of his government to achieve national unity but reiterated his refusal to the postponement of April elections.
"The national dialogue is a strategic objective. It is not manoeuvre as touting by certain people and we will not accept bargaining and bidding, or allow disabling it or to stopping it," al-Bashir said in a speech delivered to mark the 59th anniversary of Sudan's independence on Wednesday.
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