SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Hamdok calls for strategic partnership with the European Union

11/11/19: Multiple sources – Hamdok calls for strategic partnership with the European Union

• Sudan Tribune

• Radio Dabanga

 Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok called for a strategic partnership between Sudan and the European Union, as Sudan needs EU support ending its internal conflicts, solving the economic crisis and remove its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

 Hamdok was in Brussels for a meeting with EU foreign ministers and parliament, as they wanted to show their political support for the Sudanese people after the collapse of al-Bashir’s regime.

 In his speech to the EU parliament, Hamdok said that European enterprises can invest in the field of energy, mining and agriculture and also the capacity building of the civil institutions.

 EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told reporters that Sudan’s democratic transition "could represent not only success in itself, but also an inspiration for the rest of the region, for Africa, for the Arab world, and for our world in general".