Sudanese Military Leaders Leave For Qatar To Discuss Country Crisis

JAKARTA - Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan left for Qatar for an official visit to discuss the crisis that occurred in his country and bilateral relations between the two countries.

In a statement, Sudan's ruling Sovereignty Council chaired by al-Burhan said he would hold talks with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to discuss "problems of common interest and the situation in Sudan."

Al-Burhan will be accompanied by Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq and intelligence chief Ahmad Muffadal.

However, the statement did not mention the duration of his visit or if there were other destinations in the al-Burhan schedule.

As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Thursday, September 7, this visit was the third overseas visit by al-Burhan after Egypt and South Sudan since the war broke out in Sudan in mid-April.

Previously al-Burhan issued a decision to disband its rival paramilitary-group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and ordered authorities related to their country to carry out constitutional decisions to dissolve the RSF.

Since the start of the war between RSF and Sudanese military forces on April 15, thousands have been killed and more than seven million people displaced, mainly in the Khartoum and Darfur regions, according to figures issued by the United Nations.