Al-Burhan leads Sudan’s delegation to UN General Assembly

September 5, 2023 (PORT Sudan) – Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereign Council, is set to lead the Sudanese delegation to the United Nations General Assembly meeting, scheduled to take place from September 19 to 26.

In a press statement released by the Sudanese Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, it was revealed that Al-Burhan will participate in the 78th United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. However, the Sovereignty Council has yet to issue an official statement regarding his attendance.

According to the statement, Gibril Ibrahim, the Minister of Finance, will accompany al-Burhan to the United States of America to attend the meetings, which will revolve around the theme, “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. Towards peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for all.”

The Sudanese government delegation includes Ali Al-Sadiq, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lt Gen Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal, Director General of the General Intelligence Service, and several officials.

UN sources, who spoke to Sudan Tribune earlier, said that the United Nations has updated the list of participants in the General Assembly, replacing the Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, with al-Burhan.

The head of the Sovereign Council is expected to seize this opportunity to engage with a significant number of heads of state and government, explaining his perspective on the ongoing conflict in the country and seeking international support.

This move comes after al-Burhan managed to depart the besieged army headquarters in Khartoum, where he had spent over four months. He subsequently relocated to the army headquarters in Omdurman and then made his way to Atbara and Port Sudan on the Red Sea, where he continues to oversee the country’s government.

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in mid-April in Khartoum and subsequently spread to the Darfur and Kordofan regions.