Ceremony of official welcome at Khartoum International Airport

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in Sudan on an official visit. The aircraft with the Belarusian head of state on board landed in Khartoum International Airport.

Sudan President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir welcomed Aleksandr Lukashenko at the air stairs of the aircraft. An official welcome ceremony involving a guard of honor and the national anthems of the two countries followed. After that Aleksandr Lukashenko had a brief talk with the President of Sudan.

Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked the Sudan President for the kind words addressed to Belarus and its people. “We have indeed very good political relations. Absolutely no problems whatsoever. Now is the time to advance economic relations,” the Belarusian head of state said.