KHARTOUM – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salem began an official visit to Kuwait on Wednesday as an envoy of Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in a diplomatic push aimed at strengthening political, economic, banking and investment ties between the two countries.
Salem is carrying a message from Al-Burhan to Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, reaffirming Sudan’s support and solidarity with Kuwait amid regional tensions, Sudan’s ambassador to Kuwait said.
The Sudanese delegation includes Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim, Central Bank of Sudan Governor Amna Mirghani Hassan Al-Tom and several senior officials. The visit is scheduled to continue until August 21.
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said talks between Salem and his Kuwaiti counterpart would focus on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, as Khartoum seeks to rebuild regional partnerships during the war.
The visit comes as Sudan faces severe economic pressure from the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began in April 2023 and has damaged infrastructure, disrupted trade, weakened state revenues and deepened the country’s humanitarian crisis.
On the economic track, Ibrahim is expected to meet Kuwait’s finance minister and officials from Kuwaiti and Arab funds and financial institutions to discuss cooperation in development, investment and economic support.
The Central Bank governor is also scheduled to hold talks with her Kuwaiti counterpart and other financial officials on strengthening banking cooperation, trade links and investment relations.
Sudan’s ambassador to Kuwait, Awad Al-Karim Al-Rayeh Balla, told the Sudan News Agency that the visit represents the first high-level official contact between the two countries in a long period, coming amid the repercussions of Sudan’s war and broader tensions in the Gulf region.
He said the visit aims to revive Sudanese-Kuwaiti relations in political, economic and trade fields, noting that Kuwait has continued to provide humanitarian assistance to Sudan despite limited direct engagement in recent years.
Kuwait has historically been one of Sudan’s important Arab partners through humanitarian aid, development financing and investment links, particularly through Arab and Kuwaiti funds. For Khartoum, renewed engagement with Kuwait could help open channels for economic support, reconstruction financing and broader Arab diplomatic backing.
The visit also fits into a wider Sudanese diplomatic effort to strengthen ties with regional partners, following recent high-level contacts with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Uganda, South Sudan and African Union officials.
