DUBAI: Iran and Sudan said on Thursday they were planning to restore ties after the Iranian foreign minister met his acting Sudanese counterpart for the first time since diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed seven years ago.
Sudan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the meeting, on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, had discussed restoring relations “as soon as possible.”
Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister, Ali Sadeq, also thanked Iran for supplying humanitarian aid through the Iranian Crescent during the conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian tweeted: “Our delegation met with the Sudanese foreign minister and discussed how to imminently resume diplomatic ties between Khartoum and Tehran.”
“In this meeting, talks were directed at resolving misunderstandings between the two countries and strengthening the political and economic relations between Tehran and Khartoum,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency said.
Sudan cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 following the storming of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran.
Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to resume ties in March under a deal negotiated by China, raising expectations that Tehran and other Arab countries would fully re-establish diplomatic relations.
Sudan’s Sadeq was quoted as saying the deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran would enhance security and stability in the region and the Islamic world.
Iran and Sudan look to restore diplomatic ties
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Iran and Sudan look to restore diplomatic ties
- Sudan’s acting FM thanked Iran for supplying humanitarian aid through the Iranian Crescent during the conflict between Sudan’s army and the RSF
Qatar and UAE continue to fend off aerial threats from Iran say officials
Qatar has said its military thwarted attacks on Hamad International Airport, the Gulf state’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, as Iran pressed a retaliatory campaign across the Gulf.
“There were attempts to attack Hamad International Airport, they were all thwarted... the missiles were downed by our defensive measures, and none of them have reached the airport,” Majed Al-Ansari told a press conference, adding that Qatar had not been in contact with Iran since the start of the strikes.
Al-Ansari said on Tuesday that there was no ongoing communication with Iran.
The spokesperson also said Iranian targets were not limited to military sites, but included all Qatari territory.
In a separate press conference the United Arab Emirates said it has strategic reserves of air defence systems capable of countering aerial threats for a prolonged period, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, as the US-Israel war against Iran escalates.
The spokesperson added that the UAE will not accept any infringement on its sovereignty or the safety of its territory.
The UAE state minister for international cooperation added that the UAE was not looking to expand the war.
“We do not seek an expansion of this conflict and do not believe that military solutions lead to stable outcomes,” she said.
(With agencies)
