STORY: Sudan, Egypt pledge to enhance ties
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 3, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:59
LOCATION: Khartoum
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting 
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI YOUSIF AHMED, Sudanese Foreign Minister
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BADR ABDELATTY, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs 

STORYLINE:

Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday met with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on strengthening bilateral ties.

"The visit of the Egyptian foreign minister and his accompanying delegation reflects the strength and development of the relations between the two brotherly countries," Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yousif Ahmed told reporters following the meeting in Port Sudan in eastern Sudan.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI YOUSIF AHMED, Sudanese Foreign Minister
"This is the first time for the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Sudan at a historic time in the course of the Sudanese civil conflict and the ongoing efforts to end the war for the benefit of the Sudanese people. And it will help rebuild Sudan and get it out of the dark tunnel into which this war has put."

For his part, Abdelatty said that his visit to Sudan was to implement the directives of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to convey a message of Egypt's full support for Sudan.
   
He stressed the Egyptian people's solidarity with the Sudanese people.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BADR ABDELATTY, Egyptian Foreign Minister
"Egypt is keen to see Sudan quickly resume its participation in the activities and events of the African Union, and will make every possible effort and continue with that until the resumption process (of Sudan's membership) is completed as soon as possible. There is also full consultation on all issues of common interest to the two brotherly countries, especially the water issue, as it is an existential issue for Egypt and Sudan, given that the positions of the two brotherly countries are identical in this regard."

Sudan has been gripped by a devastating conflict between the SAF and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023, which has resulted in more than 27,120 deaths.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khartoum.
(XHTV)