Egyptian and Sudanese ministers of justice discuss judicial cooperation

Egyptian Minister of Justice Farouk Seif al-Naser met with his Sudanese counterpart, Ali Othman Yassin, on the margin of the meeting of the Arab ministers of justice where they discussed the possibility of ratifying an agreement for judicial cooperation between their countries.

The Sudanese minister of justice said his meeting with the Egyptian minister tackled judicial and legal cooperation between the two countries, pointing out that he obtained Egyptian approval to train Sudanese citizens in the legislative and judicial fields and in parliamentary works.

Regarding the possibility of the Sudanese opposition leaders' resuming their factional activities inside Sudan, Yassin said that the new political succession law and the constitution allow for the formation of new parties as long they do not threaten the state's sovereignty and security and the independence of their financial backing sources.