The Sudanese Sovereignty Council said that its president, Abd al-Fattah al-Burhan, received an invitation today, Friday, from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit Ankara, at a date yet to be determined, during a phone call made by al-Burhan with the Turkish president.
According to a statement by the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, the two sides reviewed the course of bilateral relations and issues of common concern at the regional and international levels.
For his part, Erdogan stressed his country's keenness to strengthen its relations with Sudan, especially in the economic, investment and trade fields, according to the statement.
Earlier Friday, the Turkish Presidency's Communication Department said that Erdogan discussed with Burhan bilateral relations and regional issues.
New old relationships
On the ninth of last December, Turkey and Sudan stressed the importance of activating the agreements signed between the two countries, memoranda of understanding and joint cooperation mechanisms.
The agreements concluded in 2017 included cooperation in the agricultural, industrial and commercial fields, in addition to an agreement in the field of iron and steel industry, and in the fields of exploration and energy exploration, and others related to the development of gold extraction.
It also included memoranda of understanding for cooperation in establishing silos for grain, health services, thermal and electrical generation, as well as in the field of education.
Relations between Ankara and Khartoum have been developing during the past two decades, specifically since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in Turkey in 2002, which developed an ambitious plan to enhance communication with the African continent.
The relations between the two countries have also witnessed a wide movement since Erdogan's visit to Sudan in December 2017, when the two countries signed 22 agreements and memoranda of understanding in many fields.