Khartoum: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salem has begun an official visit to the State of Kuwait, which runs through August 21, as an envoy of President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. He is carrying a message from the TSC President to His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait.
According to Sudan News Agency, the Foreign Minister is accompanied by a delegation comprising Finance Minister Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim, Central Bank of Sudan Governor Amna Mirghani Hassan Al-Tom, and a number of senior government officials. The message conveys Sudan's solidarity with and support for Kuwait in confronting the aggression it is facing.
The two foreign ministers are scheduled to hold talks on bilateral relations and ways to strengthen and develop them, as well as issues of mutual interest. On the economic front, the Finance Minister will meet with his Kuwaiti counterpart, along with officials from Kuwaiti and Arab funds and financing institutions, to explore prospects for economic cooperation.
Meanwhile, the Central Bank Governor will meet with her Kuwaiti counterpart and officials from financial, banking, and credit institutions to discuss prospects for expanding banking cooperation and strengthening trade and investment ties between the two countries.
Sudan's Ambassador to Kuwait, Awad Al-Karim Al-Rayah Ballah, stated that the visit marks the first high-level official contact between the two countries in a long time, amid the repercussions of the war waged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia against Sudan and tensions affecting the Gulf region. He emphasized that the visit reflects Sudan's solidarity with and support for Kuwait while seeking to revitalize bilateral political, economic, and trade relations. Despite limited communication in recent years, Kuwait has remained engaged in Sudan through the valuable humanitarian assistance it has continued to provide, helping alleviate the suffering of millions of Sudanese affected by the war.