Arab states' support for an orderly political transition in Sudan is “totally legitimate”, Dr Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said on Wednesday.
Military leaders and protest group representatives have entered into negotiations over a political transition after longtime ruler Omar Al Bashir’s removal.
The talks have shown little evidence of progress but several of those involved are optimistic that an agreement is within reach.
Gulf states including the UAE have supported Sudan in trying to create a stable government after the removal of Mr Al Bashir.
“Totally legitimate for Arab states to support an orderly and stable transition in Sudan, one that carefully calibrates popular aspirations with institutional stability," Dr Gargash tweeted.
"We have experienced all-out chaos in the region and, sensibly, don’t need more of it."
Last week, the UAE said it was set to deposit $250 million (Dh918m) in Sudan’s Central Bank as part of a support package.
The money is part of a $3 billion aid package from the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with about $500m to be deposited in the bank to ease a foreign currency crisis in the country.
The other $2.5bn will help to provide food, medicine and fuel, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
But it is still unclear who will lead Sudan during a very sensitive time.
Meanwhile, the African Union said that Sudan's military rulers should hand over power to a civilian-led transitional authority within 60 days.
The Union said it noted "with deep regret" that the military had not stepped aside and handed power to civilians within a 15-day period set by the AU last month.
The 60 days were a final extension for Sudan's Transitional Military Council to hand over power, the AU said.
The organisers of Sudan's protests have threatened a general strike and civil disobedience as tension grows with the military council that assumed power after Mr Al Bashir was deposed.
The Sudanese Professionals Association and its allies, which organised the four months of demonstrations that drove Mr Al Bashir from office on April 11, accuse the generals of clinging to power.
The protesters have proposed a military-civilian sovereign council, comprised of eight civilian and seven military members. The military council sought a 10-member council with three seats for civilians.
The organisers have called for mass rallies on Thursday, while the military has warned against any further "chaos".
The generals have demanded that protesters clear roadblocks around their sit-in outside the military's headquarters in the capital, Khartoum.
The African Union initially echoed the protesters' calls for a swift transition to civilian rule, in line with its policy of "zero tolerance" for military coups.
