Amb. Sharfi refuses to comply with Port Sudan de
facto Authority’s summons Calling Al Burhan Kuz
Press sources reported that the Sudanese Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Abdelrahman Sharfi, refused to comply with a summon issued by the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Port Sudan. The Ambassador confirmed that he wouldn’t attend or report except to a government elected by the Sudanese people, stressing that he doesn’t recognize the current authority that came to power as a result of a military coup, and there is no official comment on this news.
In a related context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter to the Ambassador dated October 15th, 2024, signed by Anas Al-Tayeb Al-Jilani, Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which he indicated that the Ambassador’s failure to attend at the specified time would lead to administrative measures being taken against him. The importance of evaluation was emphasized in this context.
The Foreign Ministry also issued another letter on October 19th, in which it explained that due to the Ambassador’s failure to respond to the previous letter, it was decided to transfer him to the Prime Ministry as of October 21st, 2024. The letter indicated that his allowances would be linked to the Prime Ministry as of October 22nd, 2024.