KHARTOUM, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Sudan's transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Saturday received a high-level Eritrean delegation, including Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Adviser to Eritrean President Yemane Gebreab, the sovereign council said in a statement.
The delegation conveyed a written message from Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, wishing Sudan progress, development and stability, according to the statement.
The delegation also reviewed an Eritrean proposal aimed at narrowing the differences among Sudanese parties in order to settle the current political crisis.
For his part, Al-Burhan stressed the deeply-rooted Sudanese-Eritrean ties, commending Eritrea's support to Sudan and the issues at the regional and international forums, the statement said.
Sudan has been suffering a political crisis after the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan declared a state of emergency on Oct. 25, 2021 and dissolved the Sovereign Council and the government. ■