Yesterday, Saturday, the United States Embassy in Khartoum announced the arrival of the second American warship at Port Sudan, east of the country, this week, to "strengthen the partnership with Sudan."
A statement issued by the embassy said that the US Chargé d'Affairs to Khartoum, Brian Shawkan, arrived in Port Sudan, in the Red Sea State, to meet with the government, civil society and community leaders, and to welcome the USS Winston S. Churchill, indicating That this is the second American warship to stop in Sudan this week.
The US embassy considered that these visits highlight the US support for the democratic transition in Sudan, and its willingness to strengthen the partnership with it, without mentioning other details.
Last Wednesday, the US Embassy in Khartoum announced the arrival of the Rapid Transit ship of the Military Maritime Transport Command to Port Sudan, in the first visit of a US warship to the country in decades.
On January 26, the head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, discussed with Andrew Yang, Deputy Commander of the US Military Command in Africa (AFRICOM), ways to enhance military cooperation between Khartoum and Washington.
Military cooperation between the two countries comes after Washington canceled - last October - economic and political sanctions it imposed on Khartoum, due to its presence on the list of states sponsoring terrorism.
On December 14, the US embassy in Khartoum announced that the decision to cancel Sudan's classification as a state sponsor of terrorism will take effect.