Mohamed El Mahdi Hasan, head of the Political Bureau of the National Umma Party (NUP), says that the framework agreement is open for necessary amendments proposed by current opponents. He told Radio Dabanga on Wednesday that they are contacting the main opponent groups to discuss their concerns. “The signatory and non-signatory parties agree on 95 per cent of the framework agreement articles,” he said. “It is never possible to achieve complete consensus.”