Sudan and Chad on Sunday emphasized the need to enhance cooperation between them to confront common challenges of terrorism and extremism and protect the joint border.
The Sovereign Council disclosed in a statement that the two sides on Sunday held joint talks at the presidential palace in Khartoum, chaired by Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno
According to the statement, Al-Burhan stressed the necessity for cooperation and joint work to confront the challenges from terrorist and extremist groups
He called for reactivating the security cooperation agreement, signed by Sudan, Chad, Libya,1` and Niger in the Chadian capital of N’djamena in 2018, to secure the border.
Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said, “we have the ability and the political will to confront the challenges and issues facing the two countries.” “Our country is passing through a transitional period, and we expect support from Sudan as a neighboring country and a friend to us,” he added.
He further stressed the necessity to reactivate the cooperation agreements between the two countries, calling for developing the experience of the joint forces.
According to the statement, Itno stressed the importance of integrating the efforts and cooperation with the African Union in the fields of border protection and combating terrorism and cross-border security disorders.
In May 2018, Libya, Chad, Niger, and Sudan signed a quartet agreement stipulating the deployment of forces to secure the joint border and combat cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.