Intelligence chief affirms Egypt support to Sudan in meeting with al-Burhan

Ahram Online , Friday 23 Aug 2024

Head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service (GIS) General Abbas Kamel affirmed Cairo's support for the security and stability in Sudan during a meeting in Port Sudan with General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, the chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC).

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The head of the Egypt’s General Intelligence Service General Abbas Kamel in his meeting General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan in Port Sudan on Friday. Photo : Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council

 

The meeting addressed the Sudanese-Egyptian relations and the challenges facing the two nations, according to a statement issued by the TSC.

General al-Burhan praised Egypt's leading role in supporting and assisting Sudan, within the framework of the historical and fraternal bilateral relations that bind the two countries.

He expressed his deep appreciation to the government and people of Egypt, under the leadership of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.

General Abbas Kamel affirmed Egypt's support for Sudan's security and stability, expressing hope that the war would end swiftly to alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people.

General Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal, director of the Sudanese General Intelligence Service, attended the meeting.

Last week Sudan’s TSC announced in an official statement its intention to send a government delegation to Cairo to discuss implementing the Jeddah Declaration on Thursday.

The council's decision follows recent talks with the US government, represented by the US special envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello, and a request from the Egyptian government for a meeting in Cairo.

However, the delegation did not arrive in Cairo on Thursday as scheduled.

Signed in May 2023, the Jeddah Declaration commits both sides in general terms to let in badly needed humanitarian assistance after attacks targeting aid in Sudan, Africa's third largest in area.

It also calls for the restoration of electricity, water, and other basic services, the withdrawal of security forces from hospitals, and the "respectful burial" of the dead.

During his meeting with Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Amina Mohammed on Tuesday, El-Sisi affirmed Cairo's keenness on reaching a ceasefire, protecting Sudan's resources and its people, and preserving state institutions and sovereignty.

The president also stressed the need for concerted international and regional efforts to provide all means of support to end the political crisis and the humanitarian tragedy that the Sudanese people have been enduring.

Since April 2023, Egypt has received over 500,000 Sudanese refugees fleeing the war, in addition to the 5 million Sudanese already residing in Egypt, according to the Egyptian foreign ministry.

Cairo also hosted several summits to address the Sudanese crisis.

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