The Egyptian Ambassador…. Actions contradict words ✍️ Muhammad Othman Al-Radi See More
Last night, Tuesday, at the Rabwa Tourist Hotel, I had the honor of attending the farewell ceremony of the Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt, whose term of office was coming to an end.
It is customary on such occasions to predominate in friendly and intimate conversations about Sudanese-Egyptian relations, their importance and how to develop them.
Although the Egyptian ambassador to Sudan mentioned that the total number of Sudanese who entered Egypt through official means since the beginning of the war was one million Sudanese citizens, completely and completely.
However, the suffering of Sudanese people obtaining entry visas to the Egyptian state, especially patients, students and people with special needs, continues and takes many types and forms.
The Egyptian embassy is brandishing the slogan “The visa is free” while we hear astronomical figures of sums of money from the brokers to obtain the visa which are in full swing and we do not know who is responsible for this????
The Four Freedoms Agreement signed between the two countries, which allows citizens of both countries to move, own property and reside, is still completely broken, and I don't know what the reason is!!!!
Hundreds of citizens risked their lives to travel to Egypt by land and clandestinely. Some of them died, and some of them arrived in the land of Kenana after exhausting their bodies and their physical and mental strength.
We export to our sister Egypt our most valuable cash crops and livestock at the lowest prices, and Egypt supplies us with food products that have no value compared to the volume of our exports.
Cairo's support for Khartoum in the war is a fact that no one denies except the arrogant, and Cairo is doing everything possible to stop the war by various peaceful means. These are facts observed on the ground.
Naming a main street in the city of Port Sudan after Egypt is normal, and Egypt deserves more than that because there are 4 streets named after Sudan in Cairo.
We must overcome the emotional rhetoric that neither advances nor delays, and look at the shape of relations between the two countries in a different way, far from the salary stereotype that does not add but subtracts.
There is a truth that the Egyptian brothers, the government and the people, must understand (without Sudan, there would be no Egypt, and without Egypt, there would be no Sudan).
Sudan and Egypt must move beyond security and intelligence mentalities in handling many issues, and the basis of negotiations must be based on mutual trust.
Who obstructed the implementation of the Four Freedoms Agreement??? If there was a lack of political will to implement the provisions of this agreement, why was it signed in the first place???
It is extremely important to open the silent files between the two parties, because strong and established relationships are based on transparency, clarity and equality.
In a personal context, I am one of the biggest supporters and supporters of the development and growth of relations between the two countries, provided that they are on fair and equal bases without imposing a state of paternalism on the part of our Egyptian sister.
The slogan of the ceremony was (Thank you, Egypt). In my opinion, this slogan is incomplete, and it would have been better if it were (Thank you, Egypt and Sudan) to complete the picture.
Sudan's contribution to the Egyptian state has let down those who claim to be closer to them than us. The normal situation is that Egypt honors Sudan again and again.
The October War was fought on the shoulders of Sudan, and it sacrificed itself and its soul in order to preserve the Egyptian soil and preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Our military residences were opened to the Egyptian army as a launching pad against its enemy and its territorial integrity. our enemy at that time. For the love of God, who honors whom !!!!!
It was Sudan that removed the historical rift between the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Faisal Al Saud, and President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and this happened in Khartoum, the land of the Three Pearls, in the sixties of the last century.
