Leaders of Somalia and Sudan Meet in Al-Alamein

The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan , held a meeting with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud , in the city of New Alamein in Egypt.

The meeting took place while both presidents were participating in a consultative conference attended by the leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea , which discussed the political and security situations in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region.

The leaders of the four countries emphasized the importance of respecting sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the countries in the region, while also calling for conflicts to be resolved through political and peaceful means.

The issues of Sudan were particularly among the topics discussed, with the leaders supporting the unity and national institutions of Sudan, and calling for the resumption of a political process led by the parties in Sudan.

The Al-Alamein meeting also agreed to strengthen consultation and cooperation among the four countries, while establishing a mechanism to monitor the outcomes of the conferences, which are planned to be held regularly.

This meeting comes at a time when the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region are facing overlapping political and security challenges, which has increased the importance of cooperation and coordination among the countries in the region.