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Khartoum says views relations with Moscow as strategic — Russia’s Foreign Ministry

On April 11, Sudan’s military ousted President Omar al-Bashir who rose to power back in 1989

MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. The head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his deputy Hamdan Dagalo said during meetings with Russian Presidential Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov in Khartoum that they view as strategic the relations with Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement circulated on Wednesday.

"During substantive talks, the Sudanese side stated that despite the change of power in Sudan following mass demonstrations with demands for political and socioeconomic changes, the Sudanese-Russian relations, which are based on the traditions of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation spanning many years, remain unchanged and are regarded in Khartoum as strategic," the ministry said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry added that Bogdanov, who is also a deputy foreign minister, reaffirmed that Russia respects the fundamental principle of non-interference in internal affairs of a sovereign state and welcomed the continuation of Sudan’s independent foreign policy and its new government’s adherence to the international agreements and contracts signed earlier.

"In addition, [they] discussed some practical issues concerning the promotion of Russian-Sudanese cooperation in the trade, economic, investment, humanitarian and other fields, including the fight against international terrorism," the Foreign Ministry continued. "Along with that, [they] confirmed that both Moscow and Khartoum are poised to step up multifaceted cooperation for the benefit of the two counties and for regional stability and security."

On April 11, Sudan’s military ousted President Omar al-Bashir who rose to power back in 1989. The coup was sparked off by lengthy mass protests amid a dire economic situation. The army disbanded the parliament, suspended the constitution and formed a Transitional Military Council to rule the country.