The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is coming to Sudan to talk with the President of Sudan. They plan to discuss how to improve their relationship as allies. China and Iran strongly support the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. The two countries signed a cooperation agreement in 2008, which strengthened their military ties. Bashir supports Iran’s nuclear program to build nuclear weapons although Tehran rejects this charge against him. Bashir is facing charges from the ICC due to the war crimes in Darfur. Sudan also is in an economic crisis due to the independent South Sudan taking much of Sudan’s oil revenue, making it likely Sudan will choose to expand trade ties with Iran. Western firms tend to not trade with Sudan because of the restraints on U.S. trade. On Monday, Ahmadinejad plans to meet Bashir to speak at the capital of Khartoum according to Sudanese foreign ministry officials.
http://news.yahoo.com/irans-president-arrives-sudan-boost-ties-143702793.html
Taryn Vaughan
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