Russia Says Naval Base Still Planned in Sudan, Awaits Approval

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Photographer:  Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Russia is awaiting Sudan’s legislative approval for a planned naval base on the Red Sea, its top envoy said, as he visited the North African country on a multi-nation trip to shore up alliances on the continent.

An agreement already signed needs ratification, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters Thursday in the capital, Khartoum.