SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: US State Department Under Secretary Hale's Call With Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman
In a brief readout, the US State Department’s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale “noted the importance of a transition from the Transitional Military Council to a civilian-led government in accordance with the will of the Sudanese people,” in a conversation with Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman about the brutal crackdown against peaceful protesters by Sudan’s Transitional Military Council on June 3.