Sudan and Egypt agree to activate joint committees

July 6, 2018 ( KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government and its Egyptian counterpart have agreed to activate the joint committees between the two countries. The undersecretary of the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Abdel-Ghani al-Nai'im discussed Thursday with the Egyptian ambbadador to Khartoum Osama Shaltout the results of the meeting of the joint consular committee that was held recently in Cairo. 19659003] Both parties agreed to activate the joint mechanisms between the two countries, including the technical committee that will meet during the next period in Cairo to prepare for the meeting of the presidential committee to be held in October Ober in Khartoum

In addition, the meeting agreed to continue the joint work to promote regional peace and security, stressing the need to strengthen the economic, cultural and media ties between the two fraternal nations.

The tumultuous relations between Sudan and Egypt last December saw a new crisis over media attacks on al-Bashir after the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Sudan. Sudan has also accused Egypt and Eritrea of ​​supporting rebel groups to attack the state of Kbadala on the eastern border.

However, both countries have recently developed a joint security cooperation against opposition groups on both sides. Neighbors remain the dispute over the triangle triangle area of ​​Halayeb and the construction of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam that Sudan supports.

(ST)