Sudan tore off the diplomatic relations with the united Arab Emirates (UAE), calling the “aggressor country”.
According to the official Sudanese news agency (Suna), the decision was made at a meeting of the Sudan Security and Defense Council under the chairmanship of the head of the Council of the sovereignty of Abdel Fattah al-Burkhan.
According to the document, this decision was made by the sovereign Council of Sudan due to the ongoing support of the rebels from the forces of quick response (SBR) by the UAE.
“The world has been following the attacks of the UAE on sovereignty, the territorial integrity and safety of Sudan citizens, which they commit through their local puppet – terrorist rebel forces of quick response (SBR), – said the Minister of Defense Yasin Ibrahim.
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“When the UAE was convinced of the defeat of their local puppet group, which our armed forces defeated – the legal institution designed to protect the country and protect its resources – they strengthened their support and directed more forces and funds to ensure the rebels with modern strategic weapons,” the minister said.
Ibrahim said that the UAE continues to strike at vital objects and objects of service in the country, in particular, oil and gas storage facilities, Port Sudan and Airport, power plants and hotels were recently attacked, emphasizing that this jeopardizes the life and property of millions of civilians and threatens the regional and international security, especially the safety of the Red Sea.
The head of the department said that after the ongoing attack, the Security and Defense Council decided to declare the United Arab Emirates the “aggressor country”, break diplomatic relations with the UAE and withdraw the embassy and the Consulate General of Sudan “.
Ibrahim added that in accordance with the text and spirit of Article 51 of the UN Charter, which provides states, Sudan reserves the right to respond to aggression by any means in order to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, to protect the civilian population and the continuous delivery of humanitarian aid.