Russian-Sudanese Ties Need Renewed, Powerful Impetus – Foreign Minister

© AFP 2023 / ASHRAF SHAZLY Sudan's foreign minister Ali Karti speaks during a press conference with his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts in the early hours of March 6, 2015
Sudan's foreign minister Ali Karti speaks during a press conference with his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts in the early hours of March 6, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Sudanese foreign minister said that Russian-Sudanese relations need a more powerful impetus, in particular in the sphere of trade and investment.

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Sputnik) Russian-Sudanese relations need a more powerful impetus, in particular in the sphere of trade and investment, the Sudanese foreign minister said Monday.

The remark was made following the Arab League summit that concluded in Egyptian Sharm El-Sheikh resort city on Sunday.

"Moscow and Khartoum have traditionally good bilateral relations and provide each other mutual support. However, these relations need to gain powerful momentum to reach a strategic level, so that peoples of both countries take advantage in the spheres of investments and trade," Ali Karti told RIA Novosti.

Following a meeting of the Russian-Sudanese Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in December 2014, Moscow and Khartoum agreed to promote cooperation in a wide range of areas, including health care, mineral prospecting, industry and finance.

Russia also pledged to eliminate $17 million of Sudan's debt to Russia, the Sudanese mineral resources minister told RIA Novosti after a December 12, 2014 commission meeting.

Russia's move is helpful to Sudan as their external debt is about $46 billion, according to World Bank estimates.

Sudan’s economy has diminished due to a protracted civil war and loss of oil revenue in 2011, following South Sudan's secession.

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