Saudi Arabia to finance drinking water projects in Sudan

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Sudan's President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir.attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on the Kingdom's grant to finance a project for providing drinking water in rural areas in Sudan.

Al-Bashir has arrived to Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with King Salman over a number of issues of mutual concern. 

The framework memorandum of understanding was co-signed by Vice President and Managing Director of Saudi Fund for Development Eng. Yousef bin Ibrahim Al-Bassam and Sudanese Minister of State and Director of the President's Office Taha Osman Al-Hussein.

During the talks session, they discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations in various fields and reviewed the developments on regional and international arenas.

The talks session and signing ceremony were attended by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region; and a number of senior officials.