Chairman of the Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Burhan is scheduled to pay an official visit to Turkey at the end of the month at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Heading a high-level delegation, his talks will cover the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis, as well as joint and bilateral relations.
Dubai-based Asharq television said Burhan will be accompanied by the ministers of finance, defense, agriculture, health and higher education.
“The Burhan-Erdogan talks will cover joint relations between both countries, in addition to the GERD crisis between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia,” it reported
On Sunday, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was briefed on the arrangements for the visit, his office announced.
It did not specify the date of the trip.
Hamdok reviewed agreements signed between Sudan and Turkey.
Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, “Hemedti”, had visited Turkey in May. He was accompanied by a delegation that included the ministers of agriculture, energy, livestock, transport and urban development.
Hemedti had praised the historic relations with Turkey and said he was looking forward to developing them further.
Upon his return to Sudan, he declared that an understanding had been reached to update all previous agreements. He did not elaborate.
Ankara and Khartoum had developed their ties under the regime of ousted president Omar al-Bashir.
After his removal, ties grew strained due to relations between Islamists in Sudan and Turkey. Tensions were further stoked when Ankara hosted several Sudanese Islamist officials, who had fled Khartoum following the fall of the Bashir regime.
Hemedti appeared to have eased the tensions when he made his surprise visit.
