Turkey’s Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE
Associated PressANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with Sudan’s military leader on Friday and offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates, according to the Turkish leader’s office. He said Turkey’s “core principles include establishing peace and stability in Sudan, preserving its territorial integrity and sovereignty, and preventing the country from becoming a zone of external interventions,” according to a statement from the Turkish presidential communications office. Following the meetings, the sides issued a joint declaration recognizing Somalia’s territorial integrity while acknowledging the “potential benefits” of Ethiopia’s access to the sea, and also agreed to start talks toward resolving the dispute. The agreement involved leasing land along Somaliland’s coastline to establish a marine force base, in exchange for Ethiopia recognizing Somaliland’s independence — a move Somalia insists infringes on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.