Sudan head of state will not participate Arab League Summit

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: News Agencies
16 May 21:21

Instead of Burhan, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative Dafallah Al-Haj Ali will be representing Sudan at the summit.

In this image taken from a video released on Friday, April 21, 2023, by the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Commander of the Armed Forces, delivers a message at an undisclosed location ( AP)

General Abdel Fattah Burhan, leader of the Sudanese military and acting leader of the Sudanese state, will reportedly not attend the Arab League summit scheduled in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, according to Sputnik.

"The head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Abdel Fattah Burhan, will not take part in the Arab League summit, which will be held in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah," a Sudanese diplomatic source told Sputnik.

Instead of Burhan, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative Dafallah Al-Haj Ali will be representing Sudan at the summit.

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