Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Egypt's Foreign minister and Intelligence chief visited Khartoum
Thursday for talks with Sudanese government officials facing deadly
protests and calls for President Omar al-Bashir to step down over price
hikes.
Foreign minister Sameh Shoukry and Gen Abbas
Kamel went into meetings with their Sudanese counterparts soon after
arriving, officials said, adding the two were later expected to meet
President Bashir.
Egypt's Foreign ministry said earlier
that the talks were part of "directives by the leaders of both
countries to develop bilateral relations".
An impasse
The
visit follows more than a week of demonstrations in Sudan that evolved
into deadly clashes between riot police and protesters angered by
increased bread prices.
Sudanese authorities say eight
demonstrators have been killed since December 19 , but Amnesty
International has put the death toll at 37, citing "credible reports".
Cairo and Khartoum have recently sought to iron out their
differences in a bid to improve relations roiled by a longstanding
border dispute and an impasse in talks over Ethiopia's Nile dam.
In
October Sudan lifted a ban on agricultural imports from Egypt during a
visit to Khartoum by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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