Eritrean president concludes state visit to Sudan
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
June 13, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM) – Eritrean President, Isaias
Afewerki, has returned to his country on Saturday after concluding a
three-day official visit in neighbouring Sudan.
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FILE - Sudan’s President Omer Hassan al-Bashir (R) receiving
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki (L) in Sudan’s capital Khartoum
(Xinhua)
In the course of the meeting, the Eritrean President held wide-ranging
discussions with his Sudanese counterpart President Omar Hassan
al-Bashir.
The Eritrean news outlets reported that the two leaders exchanged
views on ways of further bolstering the existing political and
Socio-economic ties, cooperation and partnership of the two countries.
Moreover, both sides discussed on new areas of partnership, regional
and international issues of common interest as well as on ways of
solidify security in the region.
According to the Eritrean ministry of information website (Shabait),
President Isaias also held discussions with the speaker of the
Sudanese National Assembly, Ibrahim Ahmed Omar and with the first
vice-president, General, Bekri Hassan Saleh, on a number of issues.
The latest meeting according to Eritrean government is part of the
continuous consultations between the two neighbours on issues of
common interest.
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FILE - Sudan’s President Omer Hassan al-Bashir (R) receiving
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki (L) in Sudan’s capital Khartoum
(Xinhua)
The Eritrean government described the latest meeting “as a reflection
of their good neighbourly ties, the Heads of State of Eritrea and the
Republic of Sudan maintain regular consultations and exchange of views
on issues of mutual interest to both countries.”
President Isaias Afwerki left for Khartoum on Thursday in a working
visit to the Republic of Sudan.
Up on arrival at Khartoum International Airport, President Isaias was
warmly welcomed by President Al-Bashir along with a Guard of Honor.
In a statement, Minister of State for Sudanese foreign ministry
Obaidullah Mohamed Obaidullah said Afwerki’s visit to Sudan was mainly
to congratulate al-Bashir in person on his re-election for a new term
as president.
Afwerki said the victory of al-Bashir in the recently held elections
was an indication that the president has continued to gain confidence
by the Sudanese people.
Visit of the Eritrean leader comes roughly ten days after Afwerki
missed al-Bashir’s swearing-in ceremony attended by many African
leaders including the Ethiopian prime minister Haile Mariam Dessalegn.
The president Bashir, who sought several time to reconcile the two
countries, reportedly had the intention to take this opportunity and
organize a meeting between the two leaders.
(ST)
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