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On Sudan visit, Eritrea’s president discusses tensions with Ethiopia
The two-day visit comes after Sudan in February accused a third party of siding with Ethiopia in its border dispute with Sudan. It was likely referring to Eritrea.
Wednesday 05/05/2021
President of the Sudanese Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, right, walkswith Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on his arrival at the Khartoum airport, May 4, 2021. (AP)
CAIRO – Eritrea’s president arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions over a longt-term border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia.
President Isaias Afwerki landed at Khartoum’s international airport and was received by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council. The two leaders then began closed-door talks on cooperation and ways to develop ties between their two countries, according to a statement from the Sudanese sovereign council.