Head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held bilateral talks on Sunday with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby in the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.
They discussed the updates in Libya and Central Africa.
Burhan was accompanied by acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq, chief of General Intelligence Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal, and head of the Military Intelligence Authority.
Following the one-day visit, a joint statement expressed Sudan and Chad’s concerns about the impact of instability in Libya on neighboring countries.
Burhan and Deby voiced concerns over the ongoing activity of terrorist groups in the Sahel region and their expansion in Africa.
They stressed the significance of enhancing the combat capabilities of the joint Chadian-Sudanese forces to confront the mounting security challenges along their borders.
This would be achieved through establishing direct and continuous ties between the parties concerned with security, defense, and the protection of refugees and displaced.
They further agreed on “exchanging information and intelligence between the security bodies of both countries” and on taking "firm and coordinated measures to contain the illegal migration and weapons smuggling”.
Moreover, Chad and Sudan agreed on holding the cross-border forum on security and development before the end of 2023 in Chadian city of Abeche.
Burhan and Deby agreed on “the activation of the joint force between Sudan, Chad, and Central Africa to combat insecurity on the three countries’ joint borders”.
They also agreed on assisting Libyan parties in reaching peace and coordinating with the relevant parties on the situation in Central Africa.
Burhan congratulated Deby on the success of the Chadian dialogue, which was followed by the formation of a government and transitional institutions.
He reiterated Sudan’s support for political stability and the outcomes of the national dialogue between Chadian parties.
Sudan and Chad signed in 2009 a security and military agreement in which a joint military force was formed along the borders of both countries.
Burhan’s visit to Chad came less than one month after deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo revealed a plot to overthrow the regime in Central Africa that was plotted from Sudan.
He had accused at the time domestic and foreign parties of being behind the plot and announced the full closure of borders between both countries.
