KHARTOUM, 17 January (BelTA) – Sudan has become one of Belarus' most important partners on the African continent, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during the extended talks with Sudan President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir on 17 January, BelTA has learned.
“It is great that over the past years the relations between the two states have been advanced to a brand-new level. Sudan has become one of the most important partners on the African continent for us,” the President stated.
Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus pursues an independent foreign policy taking into account its national interests rather than the instructions of the global power centers. “We are in favor of developing relations with all states in the spirit of mutual respect, we are in favor of the non-interference in the internal affairs and the acknowledgement of different development paths,” he said.
According to the President, the main purposes of the visit to Sudan are to ascertain the achievements and to determine new promising areas of joint work.
