Sudanese coup leader appears to support Russian naval base plan

by Jeremy Binnie

General Abdel Fattah-Burhan, the new commander in chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, has indicated that he will approve the plan to establish a Russian naval station in his country.

“We have an agreement, part of which is the creation of the base. We are constantly discussing this topic and we have some comments that we need to eliminate. We are committed to international agreements and will continue to implement them,” Gen Burhan told RIA Novosti in his first media interview since he ousted his country's transitional government on 25 October.

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General Abdel Fattah-Burhan, the new commander in chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, has indicated ...

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