Sudan: Visits Abroad

(asked on 12th January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the account of the visit of Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Sir Simon McDonald to Sudan set out in the press release of 11 January by the Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan <i>Visit to Sudan by FCO’s Permanent Undersecretary Sir Simon McDonald</i>.


This question was answered on 26th January 2017

We welcome the fact that the press release published by the Sudanese Embassy in London portrays the visit to Sudan of the Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development as positively reflecting progress in the bilateral relationship. As we made clear in our press release published on 11 January, the visit also reinforced the UK's commitment to supporting peace, stability, human rights and economic development for Sudan; building space for a frank and open dialogue on issues of mutual concern, whilst allowing us to underline the central importance of respect for human rights and political freedoms.

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