Iran Forges Deeper Ties With Sudan in Boost to Wider Influence
Khartoum, Sudan.
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Iran and Sudan agreed to cooperate in the fields of mining, banking and livestock production, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said, stoking concerns the Islamic Republic is widening its influence on the fringes of the Middle East.
The announcement followed meetings in Port Sudan this week between an Iranian delegation headed by Abu Al-Fadil Kodi, assistant minister of economy and finance, and a host of Sudanese officials including Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim.