South Sudan

The Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan in Tehran said that his country's relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are close, positive, and longstanding.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Sudan called for greater unity among the Muslim countries to confront the common challenges, particularly Israeli aggression and the ongoing Palestinian crisis.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan will visit Iran in the next month to increase bilateral cooperation, Khaled Ebrahim Al-Sheikh , Deputy Ambassador of Sudan said.

Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Atabak has proposed the formation of a joint economic and trade commission by Iran and Sudan with the aim of developing economic relations between the two countries.

Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Abdolnaser Hemmati and Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Gibril Ibrahim Mohamed have agreed to increase economic and trade cooperation between the two states.

EghtesadOnline: Rebels attacked trucks carrying civilians in South Sudan , killing 21 people, the government said, as violence between rival forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former vice president risks dragging the country back into civil war.