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The Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, Ambassador Daffaalla Al Haj Ali, met at his office Tuesday the UK Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather.
The meeting tackled bilateral relations , current situation and the role of Britain in assisting Sudan to achieve national accord which will pave way to smooth democratic transition.
The Foreign Ministry Undersecretary lauded the historical relations between the two countries and thanked the Envoy for efforts being exerted by Britain on assisting Sudan, stressing the government’s commitment to protect freedom of expression by peaceful means.
The UK Envoy affirmed importance of concerted efforts of all Sudanese parties to overcome difficulties facing the country at this critical stage as well as importance of dialogue for reaching to solutions to the political crisis and achieving peace.
Ambassador Dafaalla gave a detailed explanation about the events of Al-Fashaqa, explaining that Ethiopian forces had entered Sudanese territory and kidnapped seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian, and executed them and mutilated their bodies, stressing that what Ethiopia had done did not conform with international charters and norms and the
nature of the relationship between the two countries, and noting that the government of Sudan has a duty to defend its lands and citizens, and that Sudan is exercising self-restraint to prevent escalation.
For his part, the UK Envoy expressed hope to develop bilateral relations and disclosed that Britain and the international partners would like to help the Sudanese to come out of the current crisis, referring to necessity of work of all towards reaching consensus, which requires provision of concessions from all parties.
The British Envoy said , reference to Al-Fashqa incidents, that it was not in the interest of the two countries to escalate the situation, and praised Sudan’s stance and its exercise of self-restraint to prevent an escalation.