Al-Mahdi calls for protecting Egyptian - Sudanese relations

The leader of the opposition Sudanese Ummah party and former Sudanese prime minister al-Sadeq al-Mahdi has called for strengthening the special relations between Egypt and Sudan and to foster its legitimacy on a vast people and official base to protect these relations from changes and ups and downs.

Al-Mahdi added that the current phase requires a new sort of relations between the two states on the ground of understanding and participation. He continued that new changes have taken place that require a new water policy to be pursued by the countries of the Nile basin. A matter which makes it imperative for both Egypt and Sudan to cooperate for drawing such a policy so as to protect acquired interests.

Al-Mahdi added that protection the national security of the two countries requires a joint agreement to be honored and can abide by all sides concerned.

He reiterated the commitment of the opposition Sudanese democratic national coalition to the joint Egyptian- Libyan committee.