News - Middle East - Sudan: Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has demanded the full reinstatement of his government as a solution to end the crisis in the country following a coup, days after the putsch's mastermind offered him a chance to return to power and amid international mediation between the sides.

During a meeting with the ambassadors of the US, the UK, and Norway at his home on Monday, the ousted prime minister "insisted on the legitimacy of his government and transitional institutions," said Sudan's Information Ministry, which remains loyal to Hamdok.

Last week, Sudan's top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the cabinet and the ruling military-civilian sovereign council. He also declared a state of emergency and put Hamdok under an effective house arrest, while detaining other leading members of his government. According to Kamal al-Gizouli, a Sudanese lawyer representing the detained leaders, the officials' whereabouts and conditions remain unknown.

On Thursday, Burhan said he had offered Hamdok a second chance to run a government.

Hamdok said, "The release of cabinet ministers and the full reinstatement of the government could pave the way to a solution," demanding that the situation in Sudan be returned to the pre-coup period.