Chairman of Sudan's military council heads to South Sudan for visit

KHARTOUM, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday headed to South Sudan for an official one-day visit, said the TMC in a statement.

Al-Burhan was seen off at the airport by the TMC Deputy Chairman Mohamed Hamdan Daqlu and a number of government officials, it noted.

Al-Burhan has recently embarked on foreign visits, where on Saturday and Sunday he visited Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively.

The TMC is tasked with running the country's affairs following the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir.