Signing for a strategic partnership in Riyadh
Sudan and Saudi Arabia agreed to establish the High Council for Strategic Cooperation and Coordination to manage and develop relations between the two countries. The agreement establishing the council was signed on Monday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Sudan's Foreign Minister Muhyiddin Salim and Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan signed the agreement on behalf of their respective countries.
The council will cover 10 key areas
The new structure will provide a more comprehensive, high-level institutional framework for cooperation between the two countries. Its areas of work will include 10 key fields, including the economy, investment, trade and politics.
The council is expected to help set common goals, strengthen the formal partnership and facilitate the implementation of joint projects. The framework is also expected to contribute to development and economic stability.
An institutional platform for joint projects
The council will bring together relevant institutions from both countries under one roof and seek concrete results by setting clear objectives for initiatives and projects. The structure is expected to operate as an effective institutional platform that strengthens cooperation and integration.
Muhyiddin Salim said the council would strengthen cooperation and integration across different fields. Salim said the structure would contribute to addressing national issues of common interest in and outside Sudan, adding that the agreement demonstrated the depth of the historic ties between the two peoples and underscored Saudi Arabia's importance to Sudan.
Agreement signed as war continues in Sudan
Salim said relations between the two countries were continuously developing and praised Saudi Arabia's support and solidarity with Sudan at different times.
War has continued in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. United Nations figures and international estimates indicate that tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict and approximately 13 million have been displaced.
