Sudanese political forces have diverged over the quintet international effort to launch a political process aimed at ending the country’s war, with some civilian blocs boycotting the talks while others push to shape the process from within. It also called for the quintet mechanism to unify its mandate and strengthen its structure and working methods, while expanding consultation with Sudanese political forces and experts. They insisted that Sudanese forces should set the agenda, determine who participates and decide where and when negotiations take place. Hassan said previous understandings had envisaged a Sudanese-owned political process in which international actors would act only as facilitators. The competing positions underline the deep divisions among Sudanese political forces over who should lead the transition and how a political process should address the war.