Visiting Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, Sudan’s acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, was received for a meeting in Tehran by his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
“The presence of the Sudanese delegation in Tehran indicates the firm determination of high-ranking Sudanese officials to expand relations,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in the meeting, according to Press TV.
He added that the reopening of the two countries’ embassies and resumption of the ambassadors’ mission would play an important role in improving bilateral cooperation.
The top Iranian diplomat noted that the country has great capacities and experience in the industrial sector, technical and engineering services, modern technologies, medicine and pharmacology, which it can share with Sudan to help the African country achieve development and progress.
The Sudanese foreign minister, for his part, regretted that Tehran and Khartoum had severed relations, and said his country is resolute on boosting ties with Iran in various fields.
Warning about Israel’s attempts to extend war and internal crisis in Sudan, the minister noted that the Sudanese government and nation support Palestinians’ cause and condemn Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Sudan resumed their bilateral relations after seven seven-year hiatus late last year.
In a statement issued by the foreign ministries on October 9, 2023, they agreed to develop cordial relations “based on mutual respect for sovereignty, equality, common interests and peaceful coexistence.”
MP/Press TV
