Sudan Deputy Visits Russia as Weapons-for-Port Deal on Table
- Official set to meet Putin, discuss ways to boost relations
- Nation’s army building ties with West’s opponents as war rages
Malik Agar
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Sudan’s deputy leader traveled to Russia for talks, days after the North African nation’s army said it may get weapons in exchange for letting the Kremlin establish a military fueling station on the Red Sea coast.
Former rebel chief Malik Agar will meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to improve ties between Russian and civil war-torn Sudan, according to a statement from Sudan’s military-backed government on Monday. The Sudanese ministers of finance, mining and foreign affairs are also on the several-day trip that includes attendance at an economic forum in St. Petersburg, it said.