Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told the chairman of sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan that Ankara is committed to ensure peace is returned to Khartoum.
Erdogan stated this in a phone call to Abdel Fattah, nothing that Ankara is in closed contact with key players to resolve the dispute between Sudan military government and the United Arab Emirate (UAE).
According to Turkish president, Ankara has already brokered Somalia–Ethiopia peace agreement to significantly contribute in resolving all crisis, adding that “we can also act to resolve Sudan-UAE disputes,” Turkish state-own media outlet TRT disclosed this in a post on its social media handle X.
“Our support will continue to ensure that Syria’s transitional govt takes inclusive, comprehensive steps to serve its people,” said Erdogan.
GLOBAL TRACKER learned that Turkey and Sudan established diplomatic relations in 1956, same year Khartoum gained independence from British colonial rulers.
Sudan is a key partner in Turkey’s Africa policy with a trade volume of $500 million in 2020 and investment of $1.5 billion.