The Russian government says it is trying to play a positive role in normalizing relations between Sudan and South Sudan, in an effort to promote political stability.
In a press statement to the Sudanese News Agency on Friday, Russia’s Ambassador to Khartoum, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, confirmed his government’s keenness to play a positive role in normalizing and promoting diplomatic ties between Sudan and South Sudan.
Russia recently played a key role at the UN Security Council in blocking a US initiative to impose financial sanctions on South Sudan’s army chief of staff. The move followed a summit in Moscow at which Sudanese and South Sudanese foreign ministers asked Russia to oppose sanctions.
Shirinskiy also said Russia will provide the appropriate conditions to achieve economic and political development in both countries.
Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
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