February 5, 2020 (Khartoum) The head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said that his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came with the aim of preserving and maintaining national security and achieving the supreme interests of the Sudanese people.
Al-Burhan surprisingly met Netanyahu in the Ugandan city of Entebbe on Monday, and the two sides held joint discussions on the normalization of bilateral relations and Sudan’s permission for Israeli aircrafts to cross over Sudanese airspace during their trips to the United States of America and South America.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Tuesday his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the previous day in Uganda was driven by his responsibility to protect the country’s national security.
“Yesterday I met with Israeli Prime Minister in Uganda, and I took this step for the sake of preserving Sudanese national security and achieving the supreme interests of the Sudanese people” Noted Al-burhan.
Al-burhan affirmed Sudan’s unwavering stance on the Palestinian issue and the right of its people to establish an independent state.