Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Gen. Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan held on Sunday talks with President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby on means to boost joint security cooperation to fight terrorist and extremist groups operating on the border of both countries and some neighboring African states.
Deby arrived in Khartoum Sunday on a two-day official visit to Sudan, the first since he assumed power in Chad last April following the assassination of his father Idriss Deby Itno, who died on the battlefield after three decades in power.
“There is a need to cooperate and work together to confront the challenges facing the two countries that are represented in terrorism and extremist groups,” Burhan said during the meeting, underscoring the importance of activating the security cooperation agreement signed between Sudan, Chad, Libya and Niger in N'Djamena in 2018 to secure the borders.
Burhan praised the distinguished deep-rooted and historical relations linking the two countries and pointed to the great role played by late President Idriss Deby in strengthening the bonds of cooperation between Sudan and Chad.
He also called for boosting cooperation between the two countries and supporting social coexistence, indicating that there are many cooperation agreements between Chad and Sudan that should be activated for the benefit of the two peoples.
For his part, Deby said, “We have the will to confront the challenges and issues facing the two countries,” adding that his country is going through a transitional period, and they look forward for support from Sudan, as it is a neighbor and friend of Chad.
The President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council then stressed the importance of activating joint cooperation agreements between the two countries, pointing out that the experience of the joint forces is a model, calling for its development.
Deby also spoke about the importance of integration, concerted efforts and joint cooperation with the African Union in border security, combating terrorism and cross-border security breaches.
The Chadian official also met with TSC’s First Vice-President, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who called on the importance of joint action and coordination to achieve the common interests of the two peoples and for activating the bilateral mechanisms between the two countries, in order to push bilateral relations to wider horizons.
