Sudan-Russia Naval Base Talks Still Ongoing, Diplomats Say

Port Sudan / Moscow — The Russian embassy in Khartoum denied ‘claims by Western media’ that Sudan has refused to host a Russian naval base in Port Sudan on the Red Sea. Sudan’s ambassador to Moscow also denied the allegations, adding that Sudanese-Russian ties were “at their best”.

In a statement seen by Russia Today Arabic, the Russian embassy in Sudan described the allegations as “absolute lies” and said they lacked factual evidence.

Sudanese ambassador to Moscow, Mohamed Siraj, also dismissed…