Rhino: The Turkish presidency said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in a phone call on Friday that Ankara is ready to mediate in resolving disputes between Sudan and the UAE.

The Turkish presidency said in a statement quoted by Reuters news agency that Erdogan and Burhan discussed Turkish Sudanese relations, in addition to regional and global issues. Erdogan suggested that Ankara intervene to resolve disputes between Sudan and the UAE, just as it mediated a dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia, the Turkish presidency said without going into details.

According to the presidency, Erdogan also emphasized Turkey’s basic principles, namely protecting Sudan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and preventing the country from becoming an arena for foreign interference.