Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok held Monday a meeting with senior army commanders at the General Command headquarters in Khartoum.
The ministers of cabinet affairs, defense, finance, foreign affairs and communications and information technology attended the meeting, which was the first between Hamdok and leaders of various military units in the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
“This meeting is the beginning of a dialogue that targets developing the military institution in a professional national army all the Sudanese are proud of,” Hamdok noted.
He told a press conference that his visit to the army commanders “came late” but represents an “extension of the partnership between the military and civilian components in this complex transition.”
“The partnership aims at laying the cornerstone for building a firm and stable democratic system.”
The December revolution allowed the Sudanese to implement a national project, the PM said, stressing that one of the most important requirements of the transitional phase is building a unified and professional national army.
Hamdok further viewed the partnership between civilians and the military as an “advanced model” that can set an example for the whole of Africa.
