Bashir: Sudan will resort to UNSC over land dispute with Egypt

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir warned that his country will resort to the UN Security Council if Egypt refused negotiations over the disputed are of Halayeb.

“Halayeb triangle would remain a Sudanese territory”, Al-Bashir said during an interview with Al- Arabiya news channel, adding that the area was part of the electoral constituencies during the first Sudanese elections in 1954.

Al-Bashir described his personal relationship with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as “very distinct”. “However that doesn’t preclude the presence of outstanding issues [between the two countries],” he added.

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He stressed that the problem was not with Al-Sisi but with the regime.

The Sudanese president denied that his country is hosting any leaders from the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. “We didn’t host any Brotherhood leaders in Suda.n.

The president accused the Egyptian intelligence of supporting the Sudanese opposition, saying his government has repeatedly asked the Egyptian authorities to stop supporting opposition groups.