Sudan 's FM in a work visit to Moscow

Sudan's foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael on Monday started a work visit to federal Russia that will last for three days.

During this visit, the Sudanese minister will hold talks with the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov and with other high ranking Russian officials dealing with causes on the Middle East, southern Sudan, Iraq, North Africa and Afghanistan, besides bilateral relations between the two countries and means of developing them especially in the economic and trade fields.

Meantime, the official spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry Alexander Yakovinkor announced that the aim of the Sudanese foreign minister's visit to Moscow is to deepen the Russian- Sudanese political dialogue and strengthen co-operation relations between the two sides.