Putin offers Russian help for peace in Sudan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on UG Diplomat
Vladimir Putin has offered Russia’s help to end the war in Sudan and reach a political settlement during a meeting with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Moscow. The Russian president also presented a bilateral cooperation roadmap, while the Sudanese leader proposed an economic zone on the Red Sea, according to UG Diplomat.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on 30 October to help end the war in Sudan and reach a political settlement during talks in Moscow with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, UG Diplomat reports. He said he wanted to contribute to peace without external pressure and expressed concern about the humanitarian consequences of the conflict that began in April 2023.
Vladimir Putin gave his Sudanese counterpart a roadmap to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in trade, industry, advanced technologies, health, education, logistics and the digital economy. The Sudanese government is to select projects matching its priorities. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, for his part, proposed creating an economic zone on Sudan’s Red Sea coast that could host Russian fuel and wheat storage facilities.
The meeting comes after the Sudanese proposal for an economic zone on the Red Sea, announced on 30 October, and Al-Burhan’s participation in the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on 27 October. The conflict pits Sudan’s armed forces against the Rapid Support Forces and has caused a major humanitarian crisis.
