Governor of Kassala State Affirms Strength of Sudanese-Eritrean Relations

Governor of Kassala state, Major General Mahmud Babeker Hamed

This article was translated from Arabic using online software

By Sana

The governor of Kassala state, Major General Mahmud Babeker Hamed, affirmed the timeless and strong Sudanese-Eritrean relations, as well as the two countries' keenness to create lasting and solid brotherly relations that serve the interests of both peoples.

Speaking at the celebration of the Eritrean community in the state of Kassala on the 28th National Day, the governor said that we are in the state closest to the state of Eritrea socially and economically and that most of Sudan's ports with Eritrea through the state of Kassala.

He added that since taking command of the 11th Infantry Division in Ksala, there has been no problem with the Eritrean state, which underscores the two countries' keenness to make the relationship unique and the relationship of peoples continues.

He pointed out that participation in the celebration is a pause to renew the resolve that the relationship between the two countries is stronger than in the past and that what was in the past is a summer cloud crossed and now stand on the threshold of a strong rock to enable a good relationship and distinct between the two countries.

"We are looking forward to opening the border and doing business as it was, and the two countries will work to achieve the common interests of the two peoples and the region," he said. He noted that the revitalization of trade between the two countries supports the keenness of citizens in the border areas.

He saluted on behalf of the Transitional Military Council the great achievement expressed by the Eritrean people in their will to be an independent State among States.

For his part, the Chargé d'affaires of the Eritrean Embassy in Khartoum, Ibrahim Idris, said: "We celebrate our independence achieved through a long struggle and great sacrifices during the past years, despite external pressures and challenges compared to achievements in infrastructure and social and economic services in a purely Eritrean national effort. In the path of sustainable development.

He referred to the achievements of the previous year in the political and diplomatic field led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regionally and internationally, the most important of which is the signing of a peace and friendship agreement with Ethiopia and the lifting of economic sanctions by the UN Security Council.

He stressed the role of the Eritrean government and its efforts in the Sudanese political affairs under the leadership of President Isaias Afwerki since the conference of the Eritrean government. The fateful issues of the Sudanese political forces through the signing of the East Peace Agreement in 2006 and declared the stand of the Eritrean state and its bias to the choice of the Sudanese people with praise for all steps taken by the military junta now And called on all to strengthen relations between the two countries and activate the role of public diplomacy to promote the relationship of the two countries officially and popularity.

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