Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Vershinin and the Egyptian ambassador to Moscow Ihab Nasr discussed the countries' interaction at the UN against the background of the situation in Sudan, the Russian foreign ministry said.
"During the conversation, there was a detailed exchange of views on the issues of Russian-Egyptian cooperation at the UN and other international platforms, including taking into account the latest developments in the Republic of Sudan, in Syria, on a set of problems of the climate agenda," the Russian foreign ministry said in a comment on its website.
The Sudanese military detained PM Abdallah Hamdok and several other members of the government on Monday morning. The head of Sudan's transitional Sovereign council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced in a televised address to the nation that a state of emergency had been declared and the country's authorities had been dissolved. On Tuesday, it was reported that Hamdok and his wife returned to their residence in the capital.
Sudan experienced a military coup in April 2019, sparked by popular protests amid a deep economic crisis and declining living standards. President Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled for 30 years, was removed from power and later imprisoned.
In September 2021, Sudanese authorities reported that they had prevented an attempted military coup in the country. According to the military command, most of the coup attempt participants were detained, including 21 officers and a number of soldiers. Sudanese prime minister Abdallah Hamdok said at the time that the attempted coup pointed to the need for reforms in the army and security forces. Sudanese authorities named supporters of former president Omar al-Bashir as organizers of the revolt
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Based on materials from RIA Novosti