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Egypt and Sudan reaffirm ties and support Sudan’s stability

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Egyptian and Sudanese Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty and Gibril Ibrahim reaffirmed their historical ties and support for Sudan’s stability. Meeting on 16 October 2026 on the sidelines of the World Bank’s autumn meetings in Thailand, they also discussed Sudan’s political process, according to Egyptian spokesman Nader Zaki.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Sudanese Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim reaffirmed their historical ties and rejected any attempt to weaken them on Friday 16 October, according to Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nader Zaki. They met on the sidelines of the World Bank’s autumn meetings in Thailand.

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