Al-Burhan meets Iranian President

Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, 1st. Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan met yesterday in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The meeting discussed the developing relations between the two countries and ways to support prospects for bilateral cooperation.

Al-Burhan briefed the Iranian President on the overall situation in Sudan against the backdrop of the terrorist Rapid Support Militia’s rebellion against the state and its institutions.

He stressed the government’s cooperation with all initiatives aimed at resolving the crisis through dialogue. However, the intransigence of the rebel militia prevented this.

He congratulated the Iranian President on his victory in the presidential elections, praising the positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in support of Sudan in regional and international forums.
He pointed to the extended cooperation relations between the two countries in all different fields.

For his part, the Iranian President praised the course of bilateral relations between the two countries and said that the cooperation relations between his country and Sudan receive great attention from the leadership in both countries.

The meeting was attended from the Sudanese side by Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.