Deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran met with prime Sudanese officers on Saturday as Türkiye’s ties with Sudan proceed to flourish.
Duran held conferences in Port Sudan with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chair of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, plus Foreign Minister Ali Yusuf and Finance and Economic Planning Minister Jibril Ibrahim, in accordance with Turkish diplomatic sources. During the conferences, Duran explored methods Türkiye may assist peacefully resolve Sudan’s challenges and consulted on technical and humanitarian help.
Their discussions additionally lined the continuing operations of Türkiye’s Embassy in Port Sudan, establishing an workplace for the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in Sudan and opening a department of the Turkish Ziraat Bank.
The sources pressured Türkiye’s robust dedication to Sudan’s unity, territorial integrity, sovereignty and stability. Türkiye additionally reiterated its readiness to supply all crucial assist to finish Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian disaster and damaging battle, which has gone on for 20 months, by means of peaceable means to forestall additional bloodshed.
Sudanese Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim affirmed Saturday his authorities’s dedication to enhancing relations with Türkiye in any respect ranges, notably within the financial sector. According to the Sudanese Ministry of Finance, his assertion got here in the course of the assembly with Duran.
It was famous that either side agreed on the need of convening the Joint Ministerial Committee in the course of the first half of the yr and dealing to strengthen that cooperation in power, agriculture, commerce and different financial sectors. The assertion mentioned Ibrahim highlighted the “significance of the prompt resumption of Turkish Airlines operations in Sudan.”
He expressed his gratitude for the “humanitarian aid provided by Türkiye to Sudan during the ongoing war” and welcomed Türkiye’s initiative to realize peace in Sudan.
On Dec. 13, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan informed Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the pinnacle of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, that Türkiye may additionally step in to resolve tensions between Sudan and the United Arab Emirates. Sudan has been ravaged by combating between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023. The combating has resulted in additional than 20,000 deaths and displaced over 14 million individuals, in accordance with estimates from the U.N. and native authorities.
Source: www.dailysabah.com