A U.S. diplomat said she had met Sudan's ousted prime minister Abdalla Hamdok during a visit to Khartoum on Tuesday and discussed ways to restore Sudan's democratic transition.
Late on Tuesday, a member of the ruling Sovereign Council Malik Agar said that Hamdok and other detainees would be released within a day or two.
No other details were immediately released on U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee's meeting with Hamdok.
Phee, on a three-day visit to Sudan, also met army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who told her that steps for releasing political detainees arrested during the takeover had begun, according to Sudanese state news agency SUNA. The releases would not include those who face criminal charges.
The U.S. Embassy said Phee also met with Mariam al-Mahdi, foreign minister in the administration that Burhan dissolved, "to show U.S. support for the civilian-led transitional government."
Efforts at mediation have stalled, with Burhan moving to cement control with help from Bashir-era veterans/ The new Sovereign Council that Burhan appointed last week met for the second time on Tuesday and discussed the appointment of a new prime minister, according to SUNA.
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