Darfur 24- Khartoum
A military source told Darfur 24 that the last batch of the Russian military presence at the Flamingo navay base in the Red Sea left today, Thursday.
A top Sudanese military official said the government will review an agreement with Russia to establish a navy base in the African country.
The remarks about the deal, which dates back to the government of now-deposed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and has not been ratified by the Sudanese parliament, indicate that Khartoum is seeking some changes to the agreement.
Sudan’s Chief of General Staff, Gen. Mohammed Othman al-Hussein told the Blue Nile television station a couple of weeks ago that negotiations are underway with Russian officials “to achieve Sudan’s interests.”
News about the deal surfaced last December on the official portal of the Russian government. The deal allows Russia to set up a naval base with up to 300 Russian troops, and also to simultaneously keep up to four navy ships, including nuclear-powered ones, in Port Sudan on the Red Sea.
In exchange, Russia is to provide Sudan with weapons and military equipment. The agreement is to last for 25 years, with automatic extensions for 10-year periods if neither side objects to it.
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