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- Deputy Chairman of Sudan Sovereignty Council, General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalu Hmidti, reported that he discussed cooperation with Russian officials on national security and political issues
- Hmidti said that meetings were held with many officials in Russia, and discussed all issues between the two countries, especially politics and economy, during the visit, and that the meetings were productive. Importantly,
Deputy Chairman of Sudan Sovereignty Council, General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalu Hmidti, reported that he discussed cooperation with Russian officials on national security and political issues. Hmidti is on his 8-day visit to the Russian capital, Moscow.
Hmidti said that meetings were held with many officials in Russia, and discussed all issues between the two countries, especially politics and economy, during the visit, and that the meetings were productive. Importantly, Hmidti had a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and discussed with him a number of bilateral issues. He also met Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev and discussed the issue of national security in Russia and Sudan in the field of experience sharing, joint cooperation, fight against terrorism and education.
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Russia wants to establish a naval base in the city of Port Sudan in the Red Sea, a naval base. That also came up for discussion. There are Russian bases in different countries in Africa. He did not find any fault in that move if the establishment of a military base in Sudan was in its interest and does not threaten its national security.
According to Russia Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the establishment of a Russian base in Sudan on November 16, 2020, capable of accommodating ships with nuclear power units. On 9 December 2020, the official Russian newspaper published the text of the agreement between Russia and Sudan on the establishment of a supply and maintenance base for the Russian Navy in the Red Sea “to support peace and security in the region.
