Turkey’s top diplomat to visit Sudan

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s top diplomat will pay an official visit to the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday, said a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Khartoum to attend the signing ceremony of a power-sharing deal between rival sides in the country, the statement said.

“H.E. Mevlut Çavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Khartoum on 17 August 2019 to participate in the signing ceremony of the Constitutional Declaration, which covers arrangements concerning the Transitional Civilian Authority, between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Council,” it added.

As part of his visit, Cavusoglu will meet with Sudanese officials and representatives from some other countries participating in the signing ceremony.

He will also meet with Turkish nationals living in Sudan, the statement added.

On Aug. 4, Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition alliance Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) initialed the declaration towards a transition to civilian rule following the ouster of long-serving President Omar al-Bashir.

Sudan has been in turmoil since April 11, when the military establishment announced al-Bashir’s removal after months of popular protests against his 30-year rule.