Ethiopian premier, Sudan’s military leader discuss bilateral ties at IGAD meeting

NAIROBI – Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and the President of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al Burhan on Tuesday met in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on the sidelines of the IGAD meeting of heads of state.

In a statement, Ethiopia premier’s office said the two leaders discussed regional issues and bilateral issues of important between the two countries.

“At the sidelines of the IGAD meeting, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan, to discuss current regional and bilateral issues,” Abiy’s office said.

While details of what was discussed were not made public, the meeting between Burhan and Ahmed is the first of its kind since the renewal of fighting between Sudanese armed forces and their Ethiopian counterparts in western Ethiopia.