According to the AU, government officials involved in the talks have almost reached an accommodation with representatives of the country’s armed militias taking part in the Khartoum conference.
Sudan’s leading negotiator at the talks, Ataa al-Manan Baykhayt said the militia groups would sign the draft agreement iin Khartoum on Monday in a ceremony to be attended by host president Omar al-Bashir and his CAR counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera.
He went on to say that the final peace agreement would be signed next Wednesday, in the CAR capital Bangui in the presence of several regional leaders.
The peace deal could end years of hostilities between government troops and disparate rebel groups active in the country since 2013 when a mainly Muslim group called the Selekas overthrew the government of Francois Bozize.
Since then other groups in the mainly Christian country such as the anti-Balaka movement have been up in arms against the Selekas.
The Sudanese News Agency (SUNA) on Friday reported that President Bashir phoned his CAR counterpart, Touadéra over the progress of the negotiations which were brokered under the auspices of the African Union.
Bashir was quoted through the course of the conversation with Touadera as saying that he was glad with the negotiations and the prospect of reaching a deal.
He said Sudan along with the African Union are keen to boost the prospect of reaching a durable peace in the CAR and intensify efforts to bring common understanding between the government in Bangui and the militias.
President Touadéra appreciated the efforts of the Sudanese leader to help his country return to stability.
He said the CAR government was fully ready to cooperate and make concessions to the militia leaders required for the success of the talks.
The CAR leader called on all rival groups to cooperate and emerge from Khartoum with a definitive deal that would bring lasting peace to his country.