Egypt heads to Khartoum to avert crisis over disputed Halayeb-Shalateen area
The controversy between Egypt and Sudan over the Halayeb and Shalateen region was renewed after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a recorded video with a map in the background showing the Halayeb and Shalateen Triangle as part of the Sudanese lands.
CAIRO — An Egyptian military delegation, headed by the chief of staff of the Egyptian army, Mohammed Hegazy, arrived in Khartoum Oct. 31, for talks with Sudanese officials on a number of issues, namely military cooperation.
Several media outlets, most notably Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, a news website based in the United Kingdom and opposing the Egyptian regime, said the Egyptian delegation and the Sudanese military leaders will discuss the disputed region of the Halayeb-Shalateen Triangle, which lies on the border between Egypt and Sudan, and its fate.
In a joint press conference following the talks in Khartoum Nov. 1, Hegazy said the coming period will see a qualitative leap in the military relations between Egypt and Sudan, especially on the levels of military training and protecting the common borders.
Mohamed Othman Hussein, chief of staff of the Sudanese army, said at the same conference that they reached amazing results reflecting the complete agreement between the two countries on all the common issues.
