The cabinet praises the great shift in the country's relations recently

The Council of Ministers held its regular meeting this morning, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 headed by the Prime Minister, Dr. Abdullah Hamdouk. the cabinet listened to an enlightenment from Dr. Hamdouk about the visit of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abi Ahmed to the country on Tuesday, August 25, where His Excellency explained that the visit It was an opportunity to discuss Sudan Ethiopian relationship focusing on issues such as the Renaissance Dam, which had extensive discussion at the level of the prime ministers and the Ministerial level, and issues of borders and regional cooperation beneficial to the whole region, indicating that the visit was dominated by the spirit of consensus and agreement to address problems in the African framework.

 

The Prime Minister confirmed that the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the country 

shape a sign of the development of the relationship with America despite the existence of files that need to be addressed, especially the issue of removing Sudan from the American list of countries sponsoring terrorism, explaining that the visit discussed bilateral, economic relations and debt treatment. And peace, he explained that the visit discussed bilateral and economic relations, debt and peace treatment, indicating that the visit touched on the issue of normalization with Israel, indicating that he made clear to the US Secretary of State that the transitional government has a limited mandate related to the tasks of transition and achieving peace and stability and does not have a mandate to report in this regard.

 

The Prime Minister also clarified the importance of completing the transitional authority structures, affirming that the dialogue on the issue should start in a clear and transparent manner

 

For his side the Acting - Foreign Minister Dr. Omar Qamar al-Din confirmed that the two visits were successful, explaining that the visit of the Ethiopian Prime Minister was good and its discussions were clear.

referring to the rumors and statements that preceded the visit of the US Secretary of State, which linked the visit to the normalization decision

he also referred to the establishment of the principle of consulting with the political incubator in all cases, which indicates the existence of a good understanding that supports the principle of transparency

 

The Minister of Culture and Information, the official spokesperson for the government, Mr. Faisal Muhammad Salih, said in a press statement that the Council of Ministers discussed the two visits and stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation with Ethiopia and welcomed the approval of the Ethiopian Minister of Energy on the three agreements related to the new connection in the field of electric energy.

indicating that the Council referred to the media campaign that preceded the visit of the US Secretary of State and which was led by the counterrevolutionary forces regarding compensation for terrorist operations and the court’s decision to condemn Sudan and compel it to pay an amount of $ 11 billion, which the current government responded to through strenuous efforts that succeeded in reducing the required amount to (400) million dollars,

Noting that the Council of Ministers praised the results of the two visits and the great shift in the country's relations recently