Saudi Arabia Funds Pakistani Arms Deal for Port Sudan Authority

Saudi Arabia Funds- Khartoum Highlight –  Informed sources told Khartoum Highlight that Saudi Arabia Funds has financed an arms deal.  The deal between de facto authority in Port Sudan and Pakistan. Under which Sudanese army will obtain Chinese-made air defense systems from Pakistan’s stockpiles. Last week, Sudanese Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Pilot Al-Tahir Mohamed Al-Awad Al-Amin, accompanied by the Commander of Air Defense, paid an official visit to Pakistan. They  aimed at finalizing the deal. The package included air defense systems, armored vehicles, training aircraft, and unmanned aerial drones.

According to the information obtained, the deal Saudi Arabia Fundsis fully funded by Saudi Arabia.  Which chose to support the Sudanese army through a “third country,” namely Pakistan. Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This war resulting in the killing and displacement of millions.  And causing a humanitarian catastrophe described by UN agencies as the world’s worst disaster. Saudi Arabia was also the first and primary host of peace talks. And, through a joint initiative with the United States, succeeded in bringing the Sudanese army and the RSF to sign the Jeddah Agreement in May 2023. Which It considered  the most significant breakthrough toward a negotiated political settlement so far.