Russia and Sudan Discuss Ways to Enhance Bilateral Cooperation in Various Fields

Moscow -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation across various fields, including economic and investment ties, and the possibility of establishing a free economic zone on the Red Sea coast with Russian participation. The Russian presidential office said in a statement that the discussion took place during Putin’s meeting with al-Burhan on the sidelines of his visit to Moscow, aimed at exploring prospects for developing Russia–Sudan relations and expanding areas of joint cooperation, particularly in economic, investment, and educational sectors, as well as addressing developments in Sudan and efforts to end the ongoing crisis. The statement added that al-Burhan expressed his country’s eagerness to broaden cooperation with Russia across various fields in the interest of both nations’ shared interests, proposing the creation of a free economic zone on the Red Sea coast with Russian involvement to bolster economic and investment cooperation between the two sides. For his part, the Russian president, according to the statement, reiterated his country’s call to halt combat operations in Sudan and move toward a political settlement of the crisis to achieve stability there. (End) D.A.N./M.N.F.