SUDAN — broadcast 20261012 190000 UTC 476 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] وعلوم وثقنه الحاسوب [00:00:02] in these in addition to diploma programs, including dental technology for [00:00:05] Sudanese, Arab and foreign certificate holders. Your choice [00:00:09] God willing, in today creates your future. To apply, please visit [00:00:13] the university in Al-Gereif West, south of Jiyad, east of Ark [00:00:16] City, or contact us via email and phones on [00:00:19] the screen. Ibn Sina University: from the battle [00:00:23] of dignity to the battle of construction. [00:00:26] standards and controls are modified A choice that begins and bodies working in today and its impact extends [00:00:30] to tomorrow. [00:00:33] with the OKash application between Bancom Darmania Al Watani. [00:00:49] financial sustainability [00:01:08] It was agreed to sector. Participation in the [00:01:16] project enters financial institutions and creditors, [00:01:23] In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Dear viewers, participation in this peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. [00:01:26] This is today's news bulletin from Sudan TV. It [00:01:30] includes the news bulletin, business and finance news, [00:01:33] a tour of the states, and sports news. As usual, we begin the broadcast [00:01:37] with the top headlines. [00:01:39] was truly represented in this The head of the Sovereign Council issues a decision to form a committee to investigate [00:01:42] the circumstances of the incident involving the Sudanese [00:01:45] miners. [00:01:48] Members of the Constitutional Court take the oath before the head of the [00:01:52] Sovereign Council. [00:01:56] During his meeting with the Red Cross delegation, Ajar stresses the importance of [00:02:01] mechanisms, in addition refraining from political agendas and external intersections. [00:02:07] role in [00:02:08] They attacked us, defending support for the Red Cross activities in [00:02:31] From the headlines to the details, welcome. The Sovereign [00:02:34] Council mourns the souls of the Sudanese citizens who [00:02:38] perished in the tragic incident that [00:02:40] camp. This affected a number of Sudanese miners in the border [00:02:43] area between Sudan and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The [00:02:47] Council expressed its sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to the families [00:02:50] a number of of the victims and their loved ones. May Allah Almighty [00:02:53] bestow upon them His vast mercy and forgiveness, and [00:02:57] inspire their families with patience, solace, and good comfort. The [00:03:00] head of the Transitional Sovereign Council issued a decision to form a committee [00:03:05] and stability in to investigate the facts, including representatives from the Public Prosecution [00:03:07] and relevant judicial and security authorities, to investigate [00:03:11] the circumstances of the incident and ascertain all [00:03:14] related circumstances and facts, and to submit a report [00:03:17] on the investigation's findings. The Transitional Sovereign Council affirmed that [00:03:21] protecting the lives of Sudanese citizens and safeguarding [00:03:24] their safety and dignity is a primary responsibility of the state, stressing [00:03:28] transfers based on the need to deal with the incident seriously, in a way that ensures [00:03:32] fronts are cleared of the truth is revealed and the borders are protected and respected. The leadership in [00:03:36] the two brotherly countries has been in continuous contact since the moment the [00:03:39] incident occurred, in order to ensure the protection of lives and the preservation of the relationship [00:03:43] between the two brotherly peoples, and to know the circumstances [00:03:46] of the incident and convey the facts to the [00:03:48] public. [00:03:54] The members of the Constitutional Court took the oath before the head [00:03:57] of the Sovereign Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel [00:04:01] Fattah Al-Burhan, at the Republican Palace, in the presence of the [00:04:04] This meeting discussed a number of President of the Court. The President of the Constitutional [00:04:07] Court, Maulana Wahbi Mohamed Mukhtar, affirmed that the Court [00:04:10] will immediately begin performing its duties, expressing his appreciation [00:04:14] for the trust placed in the members by the head of the Sovereign [00:04:17] Council, stressing the Court's commitment to fully [00:04:21] meeting also extensively carrying out its duties in protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens and performing all [00:04:25] legal specializations stipulated in the Constitutional [00:04:28] Court Law [00:04:31] of 2005 and the Constitutional Document of [00:04:34] 1900. [00:04:38] I took the oath, and the head of the Sovereign Council, [00:04:41] and my colleagues, the judges of the Constitutional [00:04:44] Court, [00:04:47] This meeting also took the legal constitutional oath before the President. [00:04:50] And from this moment, God willing, after taking the oath, [00:04:54] the work of the Constitutional Court will begin, after [00:04:57] it has been fully constituted with all its [00:05:00] members. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. [00:05:05] them and expel And from this position, first, we thank the [00:05:09] Presidency and we thank the head [00:05:12] the oil system, of the Sovereign Council for the valuable trust they placed [00:05:14] Sudanese youth, the learned judges, [00:05:18] to perform their duties, [00:05:22] preserving the freedoms and rights of citizens, [00:05:25] and in performing all [00:05:27] their legal specializations [00:05:30] contained in the Constitutional Court Law of 2005 [00:05:34] and the Constitutional Document of [00:05:35] 2019. [00:05:39] The head of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Abdel [00:05:42] Fattah Al-Burhan, affirmed Sudan's interest in strengthening and developing [00:05:46] Sudan's foreign relations in a way that serves the supreme interests of the Sudanese [00:05:49] people. This came during his meeting at his office with the new [00:05:53] Sudanese ambassadors to South Korea, Rwanda, [00:05:56] Jordan, Uganda, and Indonesia, [00:05:59] on the occasion of their farewell and their departure to their foreign posts. [00:06:02] Ambassador Mohamed Ismail, Ambassador of Sudan to the [00:06:06] Republic of South Korea, explained that the ambassadors [00:06:09] received directives from the head of the Sovereign Council regarding the necessity [00:06:12] of strengthening Sudan's relations with these countries in a way that benefits [00:06:16] the Sudanese people and the peoples of these countries, [00:06:19] affirming their determination to implement the instructions and advice [00:06:23] of the head of the Sovereign Council regarding strengthening the mechanisms [00:06:26] of foreign work. It is worth noting that the ambassadors are Ambassador Mohamed [00:06:29] Ismail, Ambassador of Sudan to the Republic of South Korea, [00:06:33] Ambassador Al-Hadi Siddiq, Ambassador of Sudan to Indonesia, [00:06:36] Ambassador Mohamed Bashir Abu Namou, Ambassador of Sudan to Rwanda, [00:06:40] and Ambassador Abbas Mustafa. [00:06:44] And Ambassador Kamal Ali Othman, Ambassador of Sudan to the [00:06:47] Hashemite Kingdom of [00:06:48] Jordan. [00:06:53] The Vice-President of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, was briefed on the overall [00:06:57] activities and projects being implemented by the International Committee [00:07:00] of the Red Cross in Sudan. Agar listened, during his meeting with [00:07:03] the country director, head of the committee's mission, [00:07:06] Lorenzo Carpi, to an explanation about the activities [00:07:10] related to the health sector and the field of training [00:07:13] and contributing to the provision of drinking water. Agar affirmed the government's [00:07:18] Sudan, stressing the importance of refraining from [00:07:21] political agendas and focusing on serving [00:07:24] the Sudanese community away from any external interventions, especially [00:07:28] since this has been the mission's approach for a long time. For his [00:07:32] part, Carpi expressed his appreciation for the support and facilities [00:07:35] provided by the government of Sudan and relevant [00:07:38] authorities for the work of the Red Cross mission. [00:07:45] The member of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Engineer Ibrahim Jaber, chaired the periodic [00:07:49] meeting of the Economic Performance Monitoring Committee. The [00:07:53] meeting discussed a number of current economic issues related [00:07:56] to improving people's livelihoods and ways to provide a decent life [00:08:00] for citizens. The Minister of Culture, Information, Tourism and Antiquities, [00:08:03] Khalid Al-Eisa, stated that the meeting discussed ways to generalize the electronic [00:08:07] collection experience to all states, in addition [00:08:10] to completing and equipping all border [00:08:13] crossings and land ports to control trade [00:08:16] with neighboring countries. The Minister said that the meeting stressed the need [00:08:20] to educate citizens about the advantages of the "Baladna" platform and its [00:08:23] positive effects, and the importance of moving towards electronic payment through [00:08:27] the "Esalati" service for collection, and to protect [00:08:30] public funds and serve citizens and combat all forms of wasting [00:08:34] public funds. Al-Eisa added that the meeting pointed to the importance of controlling [00:08:38] commercial and personal bank [00:08:41] official documents, in addition to obliging banks to improve banking [00:08:45] transactions within the plan to improve the national [00:08:48] economy. The Minister of Culture indicated that the meeting approved the need [00:08:52] to combat tax evasion and improve the performance of financial [00:08:55] systems to control export revenues and combat [00:08:58] smuggling and push the strategic plan [00:09:02] to increase national exports. The Economic [00:09:05] Performance Monitoring Committee held its 34th [00:09:08] meeting, chaired by Lieutenant General Engineer Ibrahim Jaber [00:09:11] Ibrahim, member of the Sovereign Council and Assistant Commander-in-Chief. [00:09:17] economic issues, most [00:09:19] notably, the generalization of the electronic collection experience to all [00:09:23] Sudanese states. It also discussed [00:09:26] the completion of equipping border crossings and land [00:09:29] ports to control trade with neighboring countries. This [00:09:34] discussed the necessity of preparing [00:09:37] and informing the Sudanese people about the advantages of the [00:09:41] "Baladna" platform, its positive impact, and the necessity of moving towards electronic payment [00:09:45] through the "Esalati" [00:09:48] service for collection, in order to ensure payment, [00:09:52] protect public funds, serve citizens, [00:09:55] and combat all forms of wasting public funds. [00:10:00] stressed the necessity of controlling commercial [00:10:03] and personal bank transfers based on official documents. [00:10:07] The meeting also discussed obliging banks to improve [00:10:10] banking transactions, which is part of the plans to improve [00:10:14] the national economy. This meeting also stressed [00:10:17] the necessity of combating tax evasion [00:10:21] and also improving financial systems to control export [00:10:24] revenues, combating smuggling, and pushing towards the strategic [00:10:28] plan to increase national exports. Certainly, this is [00:10:32] a series of meetings that the state is working on [00:10:34] to strengthen [00:10:37] the objective foundations and prepare the infrastructure [00:10:40] for a Sudanese national economy built on modern knowledge-based [00:10:44] and technological values, so that it contributes [00:10:47] positively to alleviating the suffering of the citizen [00:10:50] and improving people's livelihoods, and also advancing [00:10:54] the Sudanese state. [00:10:56] The member of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Dr. Nawara Abu [00:11:00] Mohamed Tahir, reaffirmed the state's commitment to following up on the necessary [00:11:03] procedures to provide the requirements for operating the Al-Jami'a agricultural [00:11:07] project and bringing it into the production cycle [00:11:10] in the coming winter season. The Governor of Khartoum, Ahmed Osman Hamza, stated that [00:11:14] the meeting emphasized the need to join efforts and expedite [00:11:17] the steps to complete the procedures related to connecting [00:11:20] electricity, operating pumps, and cleaning [00:11:22] canals, in addition to completing the necessary preparations to ensure the success [00:11:26] of the winter [00:11:27] agricultural season. [00:11:33] expedite the resolution of [00:11:36] existing problems [00:11:38] so that the [00:11:41] the winter season, which is only a [00:11:44] few days away. We also thank the people of the region, [00:11:48] brother Al-Muk Mohamed Ajib, [00:11:51] and brother Al-Muk Ghanim before him. [00:11:56] And also the board of directors, represented by brother [00:11:59] Al-Tayeb Mudawi and his colleagues on the board of directors of the [00:12:02] Al-Jami'a project, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture, Khartoum [00:12:05] State, and their local [00:12:07] government in Omdurman. They all agreed that we must [00:12:11] expedite the remaining steps, including connecting [00:12:14] electricity, operating pumps, [00:12:18] cleaning [00:12:19] canals, [00:12:22] and carrying out the necessary preparations to ensure the success of the winter season. [00:12:41] Welcome. The General Command of the Armed [00:12:44] Forces issued a press statement that said: With the help of [00:12:48] Allah, our air defenses were able to shoot down an enemy [00:12:52] strategic aircraft near the Wad Al-Mahi area in Blue [00:12:55] Nile State, where it was tracked from the moment it [00:12:58] crossed the Sudanese border, coming from [00:13:02] Ethiopia. The Governor [00:13:05] of Blue Nile [00:13:10] Region, Lieutenant General Ahmed Al-Omda Badi, condemned the repeated [00:13:13] violations against unarmed civilians in the Um Darfafa area [00:13:17] of Wad Al-Mahi locality due to attacks by [00:13:20] terrorist militias' drones and the targeting of civilian [00:13:24] targets and educational institutions at Damazin Technical College, [00:13:27] reiterating his confidence in the Armed Forces and their supporting forces [00:13:31] and their ability to cleanse all fronts of the terrorist [00:13:35] militias and their allies. [00:13:38] We appeal to the regional community [00:13:40] and the international community, [00:13:44] and we condemn in the strongest terms the barbaric [00:13:47] acts of the militia in the Blue Nile region. This [00:13:50] is classified under [00:13:53] the category of crimes against humanity in the Blue [00:13:56] Nile region. So, we also went to [00:13:59] one of the service institutions, which is the College [00:14:02] of Technology, a scientific college [00:14:06] that was systematically destroyed under the pretext [00:14:09] that the militia is actually trying to empty [00:14:13] Damazin city. So, I say, [00:14:16] for those who support the militia, you [00:14:19] are only creating hatred for the people and the people of [00:14:23] the Blue Nile region. The militia will not win. [00:14:26] The militia will not win. Our army will remain the national army [00:14:30] stationed on the borders or on the front [00:14:33] lines. The popular resistance in [00:14:37] Um Darfafa area of Wad Al-Mahi locality also announced the defeat [00:14:41] of the terrorist militia and the seizure of a quantity of equipment, inflicting [00:14:45] losses in lives and equipment on the militia. [00:14:48] The people are one, we are steadfast in Um Darfafa, we have no [00:14:52] retreat. The army is strong, one army. [00:15:25] Thank God, they used force and were able [00:15:28] to defeat them from the [00:15:31] country. They drove them out. When [00:15:34] they shot at us, there were martyrs. [00:15:38] There were injured, but thank God, they [00:15:41] did not disperse them. Their morale was not broken. Thank [00:15:44] God, they remained steadfast. The forces remained [00:15:47] steadfast, and the citizens, thank God, took [00:15:50] nine women from them, who are now with us. They wanted our [00:15:54] money and all our belongings, but by God's will, we were able to defeat them, [00:15:58] and they are leaving, God willing. We are with [00:16:01] the armed people as one, God willing. One people, one [00:16:05] army behind the people's forces in the city of [00:16:08] Seven. We are all united, we are not afraid of drones, [00:16:12] and we stand behind the army, God willing. And God [00:16:15] willing, we are with the army, heart and soul. [00:16:18] In the Um Darfafa area of Wad Al-Mahi locality, the chapters of [00:16:22] a painful humanitarian tragedy are unfolding after [00:16:25] deliberate targeting by terrorist militias' drones [00:16:28] and their allies, resulting in [00:16:31] severe injuries to a number of children, women, and elderly people, [00:16:34] in a scene that reflects systematic crimes against [00:16:38] unarmed civilians and innocents. [00:16:40] Children [00:16:44] who are not more than one [00:16:47] year old suffered [00:16:50] severe injuries as a result of a drone attack [00:16:53] carried out by the terrorist militia and its allies [00:16:57] in the Um Darfafa area, in a scene that embodies [00:17:01] the brutality of war on innocent and helpless people. [00:17:05] They broke our children and didn't leave us anything. [00:17:28] Citizens about the extent of human suffering [00:17:31] and document tragic scenes [00:17:34] that embody the reality of civilians in [00:17:37] the face of attacks by the terrorist militia and its allies, [00:17:41] the rebellious militia. [00:17:45] the killing of women and children, [00:17:48] and imprisoning people, and taking people's money. [00:17:52] They are traitors, people who have no [00:17:55] integrity, no conscience, people [00:17:58] whom God does not bless. In response to this [00:18:01] suffering, the government of Blue Nile Region [00:18:05] visited the Damazin Military Hospital to check on [00:18:09] the conditions of the injured and follow up on their [00:18:12] medical and humanitarian needs. We inspected the conditions [00:18:15] of the citizens in the military [00:18:18] great army is doing [00:18:21] a great job, whether in treatment or humanitarian [00:18:25] services. Frankly, what we saw [00:18:28] today is very heartbreaking. [00:18:31] Children aged [00:18:35] six months, these are the ones who were [00:18:38] injured in the Um Darfafa area. Women, [00:18:41] most of the injured are innocent citizens, unarmed [00:18:45] citizens, and all of this is the work of the militia, [00:18:48] the militia that is regionally [00:18:51] supported, which commits [00:18:54] crimes against humanity. [00:18:58] No matter what the terrorist militia does by targeting [00:19:01] unarmed civilians with drones, the Sudanese people will remain [00:19:05] behind the armed forces until all [00:19:10] rebellion. Omdurman, Sudan TV, Blue [00:19:13] Nile Region. [00:19:29] We continue reading the topics of today's news broadcast from Sudan TV. [00:19:33] The Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Idris, held an emergency [00:19:36] meeting with the government of Amal. The meeting discussed [00:19:40] a number of important issues and files, [00:19:43] primarily studying the features of an urgent plan in the coming [00:19:46] days to adopt an austerity policy and reduce government [00:19:49] spending, in addition to discussing economic measures aimed at [00:19:53] alleviating the burden of living costs for citizens and improving living [00:19:57] conditions. In this context, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Trade announced [00:20:00] that the ministry has established eight outlets for discounted sales [00:20:04] in Khartoum State, indicating that work is underway to launch a project [00:20:08] to sell bread at discounted prices, which is scheduled to start [00:20:11] soon in Khartoum and a number of states, [00:20:15] as part of efforts aimed at alleviating the burden of living costs for [00:20:18] citizens. [00:20:22] The strategic expert, Professor Mohamed Hussein Abu [00:20:25] Saleh, after the conclusion of the Strategic Hope Forum, affirmed [00:20:29] that their participation as a strategic team in the forum was [00:20:32] aimed at providing technical support for the work of the National Council for Strategic [00:20:36] Planning. The collective mind was formed during the agreement [00:20:40] on 35 systems, which are integrated projects. The system [00:20:43] project is a number of projects. For example, [00:20:49] for example, includes agriculture, [00:20:53] silos, oilseed storage, [00:20:56] factories, electricity, water harvesting, the technical [00:21:00] school in agriculture, and oil industry [00:21:03] technology. Scientific research, [00:21:06] innovation, that is, even the hospital, [00:21:09] integrated projects. The relevant legislation [00:21:13] and quality [00:21:16] and developed. Through this work, we ensure a collective [00:21:20] mind. This is a system specialized in gas and textiles, a system [00:21:23] specialized in animal production, and so on in the field of strategic [00:21:27] commodities: ethanol production, bioenergy, jet fuel, and [00:21:29] so on. Now the planning challenge [00:21:33] is over, and the implementation challenge begins. [00:21:36] The representative of the Federation of Employers, Engineer Zahra [00:21:40] Osman Murad, participated in the work of the Strategic Hope Forum on the plans, [00:21:44] programs, and projects of the ministerial sectors, praising [00:21:47] the scientific papers discussed in the forum and the modern [00:21:51] economic proposals to enhance the role of the private [00:21:56] forum was the Strategic Hope Forum [00:22:00] under the slogan "Clear Vision, Unified [00:22:03] Strategy, and Disciplined Implementation." And thank God, it was [00:22:07] a very successful [00:22:10] forum, and under the patronage of the [00:22:13] Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Idris. [00:22:16] And papers were presented that were very useful. [00:22:20] Professor Mohamed Hussein Abu Saleh [00:22:23] and Professor Al-Hafeez. So the private sector [00:22:29] important forum. [00:22:33] a very important opportunity to present a practical [00:22:36] and sustainable vision for the national [00:22:40] economy. And it was based on modern management [00:22:42] concepts. Regarding modern strategic [00:22:46] management. And we, in fact, [00:22:49] had many proposals from the Federation of Employers. [00:22:52] Among these proposals, we wanted the private sector's [00:22:57] highlighting these [00:23:00] theoretical projects and [00:23:04] sustainable development [00:23:06] projects. The Minister of Interior, [00:23:10] First Lieutenant General of Police, Babiker Samra Mustafa, met with the Ambassador [00:23:13] of the Republic of Turkey to Sudan, Ambassador Fakhri Turkare [00:23:17] Oba, in the presence of Ohan Ogadan, [00:23:20] Advisor to the Minister of the Turkish Ministry of Interior [00:23:23] at the Turkish Embassy in Khartoum, and the Head of the Passports and Civil [00:23:26] Registry Authority, Major General of Police, Othman Mohamed Al-Hassan Dinkawi, and Major General [00:23:30] of Police, Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Al-Amin, Director of the General Department of International [00:23:34] Cooperation, and representatives of the Customs and Civil Defense Forces. [00:23:38] The meeting reviewed the importance of coordination and cooperation between the Ministries [00:23:41] of Interior in the two countries in various training fields [00:23:44] to qualify and raise the capabilities of police personnel, in addition to [00:23:48] activating cooperation agreements signed between the Ministries [00:23:51] of Interior in the two countries to support security [00:23:55] both countries. [00:24:00] The National High Authority supervising the mine action [00:24:04] and war remnants program held a meeting chaired by the [00:24:07] Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Hassan Dawoud Kabroun. [00:24:10] The meeting discussed the repercussions of the war and the unexploded ordnance [00:24:14] it left behind, and explored ways to intensify efforts to remove them [00:24:17] and enhance public safety. [00:24:20] The meeting directed to double the efforts of removing war [00:24:23] remnants and securing targeted areas, while giving [00:24:26] utmost priority to clearing the export road and diplomatic [00:24:30] missions' headquarters in the capital. For his part, the Director [00:24:33] General of the National Mine Action Center, Colonel [00:24:37] Mutasim Maki Mohamed, reviewed the plans and programs of the center aimed [00:24:40] at intensifying field survey and clearance operations and identifying [00:24:44] mine-contaminated areas. For his part, [00:24:47] the Director of Safety and the Director of Peace [00:24:51] and Humanitarian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Jaafar Soumi [00:24:54] Toutou, discussed the diplomatic and humanitarian dimensions of these [00:24:57] efforts, emphasizing the integration of roles to ensure the safe return of diplomatic [00:25:01] missions. War remnants, including [00:25:05] unexploded ordnance. The meeting [00:25:08] approved the continued work of the National Mine Action Center in the [00:25:12] field of war remnants and unexploded [00:25:16] ordnance. His Excellency the Minister of Defense, Head [00:25:20] of the High Commission, emphasized the need to work on clearing the export road, which is considered a [00:25:24] strategic national road. [00:25:26] Also, work is being done on surveying all [00:25:30] embassies and diplomatic missions within Khartoum State. [00:25:34] The efforts of the National Mine [00:25:37] Action Center continued in preparing the environment [00:25:39] and removing pollution and war remnants [00:25:43] so that the citizen can enjoy [00:25:45] safety and security, leading to the return of citizens to [00:25:49] their areas, especially in Khartoum State, which [00:25:52] witnessed a significant and commendable activity from [00:25:56] the National Mine Action Center. We assure all citizens [00:25:59] and all ambassadors and [00:26:04] organizations that Khartoum is safe, and with the same [00:26:06] effort that the center is doing, [00:26:10] it will do in other states until [00:26:13] the last point is liberated, God willing. The center [00:26:17] needs real support, and all that has been done is purely [00:26:20] national support, but we need [00:26:23] all organizations. There are international organizations [00:26:28] the field of mine clearance. So we invite [00:26:33] them to be present [00:26:36] center. [00:26:38] The Minister of Finance, Dr. Jibril Ibrahim, stressed the importance [00:26:42] of enhancing coordination between indebted countries and unifying [00:26:45] their positions on debt and development finance [00:26:48] issues, in a way that supports [00:26:51] and expands opportunities to obtain concessional financing, and enhances [00:26:55] the ability of developing countries to face economic crises. This came during [00:26:59] Sudan's participation in the Indebted Countries Platform meeting [00:27:03] on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group [00:27:07] meetings in Bangkok. The Minister stressed the importance of utilizing [00:27:11] the platform to enhance collective dialogue with international [00:27:16] pointing to the importance of benefiting from the platform in developing institutional [00:27:20] capabilities for public debt management, reiterating [00:27:23] Sudan's readiness for effective participation in the platform's work [00:27:26] and exchanging experiences with member [00:27:28] countries and development partners. [00:27:32] On the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary [00:27:35] Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Jibril [00:27:39] Ibrahim, discussed with the Director General of the Thai International Cooperation Agency [00:27:42] ways to develop bilateral cooperation between Sudan and Thailand [00:27:46] within the framework of African-Thai cooperation, in a way that enhances [00:27:50] development partnership and supports economic and productive priorities in [00:27:53] Sudan. Both sides stressed the importance of signing [00:27:56] a memorandum of understanding to frame joint cooperation and identify its [00:28:00] areas and implementation [00:28:04] the annual African-Thai [00:28:05] Forum. [00:28:10] The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Engineer Ali Abdel Rahman, [00:28:14] directed to expedite the provision of transformers and ensure the flow of fuel [00:28:17] to White Nile State. This came during his meeting with the Governor of White Nile State, [00:28:21] Lieutenant General Gamar Al-Din Mohamed Al-Mawla. The meeting discussed expediting [00:28:25] the procedures for providing transformers for the state and enhancing its supplies of [00:28:28] petroleum products. He directed the electricity sector to expedite the procedures for providing [00:28:32] transformers for the state due to the attacks of the terrorist [00:28:36] militia and production activities, stressing the importance [00:28:40] of expanding cooperation horizons and developing future visions [00:28:43] for the development of agricultural projects in the state. The [00:28:46] meeting was fruitful, constructive, and good. [00:28:50] During it, we discussed [00:28:53] issues that concern the Red Sea [00:28:56] State and also concern [00:29:00] the Sudanese Agricultural Bank, given that it was [00:29:03] the administrative capital that housed all [00:29:07] government institutions, most notably the Sudanese [00:29:11] Agricultural Bank. In fact, we discussed the role [00:29:15] of the Sudanese Agricultural Bank in developing the storage [00:29:18] and silo process in Red Sea State, [00:29:22] where we informed His Excellency the Governor that the state [00:29:25] will have a significant share in the establishment [00:29:29] of a number of silos within the port. Red Sea.