Sudanese President Hails Brotherly Relations with Iran

Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday stressed Tehran and Khartoum’s abundant commonalities, and lauded the two countries’ brotherly and close ties.

The Sudanese president described Tehran-Khartoum ties as excellent in all areas and said enjoying Islamic attitudes and identical point of views are reasons for such friendly relations between the two countries.

Presidents of Iran and Sudan also stressed further boost in bilateral ties at bilateral and international levels.

In a meeting on the sideline of the 12th Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Cairo, President Ahmadinejad discussed regional developments as well as topics pertaining to the Islamic world with his Sudanese counterpart.

He said the two countries enjoyed very deep brotherly ties and confronted common enemies.

Stressing the role of resistance, tolerance and unity as the only ways to achieve the ultimate victory and dignity, President Ahmadinejad said resistance will make enemies weaker everyday and improve conditions for people.

Underlining the need for expansion of ties between the two countries in various economic, cultural and political areas, he called on the two sides to use all their potentials to safeguard the interests of their nations.

Iranian and Sudanese leaders have on many occasions laid increasing emphasis on the expansion of ties and cooperation between the two nations.

Bashir said on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran (August 26-31) that the relations between the two countries are “excellent”, but meantime urged a bolstering of mutual cooperation.

Also, during a visit to Sudan late in September 2011, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lauded the close ties between Tehran and Khartoum, and underlined that the two countries are resolved to boost mutual cooperation with no limit or boundary.

Tehran has prioritized promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states and the country is now considered as one of the African Union’s strategic partners.

Tehran’s efforts to boost ties and cooperation with Africa have led to its acceptance as an observing member of the African Union (AU), where it has shown an active presence in the AU summit meetings.