The head of Sudan's transitional military council, Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Saturday after his deputy's visit to Saudi Arabia, amid concerns by Sudanese protestors against foreign interference.
The visit - his first foreign visit since taking office - comes days before a general strike called by leaders of the protest movement in Sudan on Tuesday and Wednesday to demand the military council to hand over power to civilians.
The Egyptian president, who was himself army chief when he overthrew President-elect Mohamed Morsi, held a consultative summit on the situation in Sudan in the presence of some African countries on April 23 and expressed support for stability in Sudan.
Sudanese opposition and protest groups have warned Egypt against interfering in Sudanese politics, are concerned about what has happened in Egypt and are seeking guarantees that civilians will lead the transition after the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in early April.
Al-Burhan, who will participate in the Arab and Gulf summits next Thursday in Mecca, according to the Sudanese newspaper Al-Shieha, comes to Cairo following the visit of his deputy, Lieutenant General Mohammad Hamdan Daglo (Hamidati) to Saudi Arabia.
The military council said in a statement that the purpose of Hamidi's visit was "to thank the Kingdom ... for its economic support that provides for the living conditions of the Sudanese people, as announced in the previous period, as well as its political support for the Council to contribute to reaching a solution. Fast problems ".
The forces of freedom and change in Sudan criticized the visit of Hamidati to Riyadh, saying that the visit indicates that the Council is expanding its powers and powers, and opens doors for external intervention in the Sudanese revolution.
Last week, Saudi Arabia deposited $ 250 million in the central bank as part of an aid package pledged by the kingdom and its ally the United Arab Emirates for Sudan, which is embroiled in a power struggle.
The coalition of the Declaration of the Forces of Freedom and Change in Sudan announced Thursday that he will consult with his supporters to discuss possible solutions, after stumbled talks with the military council on the composition of the sovereign council, which is supposed to run the country during the transitional period.
The protesters want a civilian president of the sovereign council, which the military council rejects. They also demand that the members be eight civilians and three soldiers, while the military council wants seven soldiers and four civilians.