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Blinken and Sudanese Prime Minister discuss peace process, GERD in call – Metro US

Blinken and Sudanese Prime Minister discuss peace process, GERD in call

“2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” release at the
“2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” release at the State Department in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Monday with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on efforts to advance the peace process and promote political reforms, the State Department said in a statement.

The two also discussed negotiations related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the need to lower tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia, according to the statement.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Tim Ahmann)