The Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, praised Turkey’s supportive stances for his country in regional and international forums on Monday.
This came during Al-Burhan’s meeting with the Turkish Ambassador to Khartoum, Fatih Yildiz, in the presence of Sudanese Foreign Undersecretary Hussein Al-Amin, according to a statement from the Sovereignty Council.
Sudanese Foreign Undersecretary Hussein Al-Amin said that the meeting “discussed the course of bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance, develop, and strengthen them in various fields, as well as the development projects that Turkey intends to implement in Sudan in the coming period.”
He explained that Al-Burhan “praised Turkey’s supportive stances for Sudan in international and regional forums.” For his part, the Turkish ambassador, according to the statement, expressed his deep appreciation for the level of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Yildiz reiterated Turkey’s firm and supportive stance for Sudan in regional and international forums, and its commitment to its stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, according to the same source.
Since April 2023, the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been waging a war that has left more than 20,000 dead and approximately 15 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations and local authorities. Research by American universities estimates the death toll at approximately 130,000.
