Al-Burhan and Abiy Ahmed hold a fruitful bilateral meeting

* Al-Burhan: Relations with Ethiopia are well-established and developed
* Abiy Ahmed: My visit came in solidarity with the Sudanese people in their plight*

Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, 1st. Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, held a bilateral meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today at the Hospitality Palace, in which he touched on the bonds of bilateral relations between Sudan and Ethiopia.

The President of the Sovereign Council said that the visit of the Ethiopian Prime Minister indicates the depth of relations between the peoples of the two countries, indicating that it is an extension of the sincerity of the Ethiopian leadership and its good intentions towards Sudan, emphasizing the strength of relations between the two countries and the importance of preserving them.
Al-Burhan provided enlightenment to the Ethiopian Prime Minister about the situation in Sudan against the backdrop of the rebellion led by the terrorist Rapid Support militia against the state and its institutions, pointing out that the militia committed crimes and atrocities against the Sudanese people, in addition to destroying the state’s infrastructure and targeting national institutions.

He stressed Sudan’s keenness to develop areas of cooperation with Ethiopia in order to serve the common interests of the peoples of the two countries.

For his part, the Ethiopian Prime Minister expressed his thanks to the Head of the Sovereignty Council for the warm hospitality and reception, indicating that his visit to Sudan comes in solidarity with the Sudanese people and said that true friends appear in times of distress.
Abiy Ahmed said that this visit came to confirm that the government and people of Ethiopia stand with Sudan, indicating that the visit is a message of solidarity with the people of Sudan in their ordeal.
He added, “This war will end and the relations between the two countries will remain firm and strong.”, pointing out the importance of peace as the basis of development, stressing that the problems of countries must be solved internally without external interference.