Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Sudanese Army head Abdel Fattah Al Burhan in Makkah on Friday, days after his militia group took control of Sudan's capital.
Saudi Arabia has played a role in brokering peace talks between the Sudanese Army and its rival the Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting a brutal civil war since April 2023, when a civilian transition after the overthrow of longtime leader Omar Al Bashir fell apart.
The Crown Prince and Gen Al Burhan discussed security and stability in Sudan, the Saudi Press Agency reported, as well as prospects for co-operation, including the establishment of a co-ordination council concerned to strengthen relations.
Gen Al Burhan's visit comes after the army drove the RSF from most of Sudan's capital Khartoum this week, retaking the airport and other key sites it had controlled for almost two years. The RSF retains control of large swathes of the country, however, particularly most of Darfur and large areas of Kordofan, to the south-west.
