Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (R, Center) poses for photos with Chinese medical team members in Khartoum, Sudan, on June 10, 2020. Sudan on Thursday once again expressed gratitude to China for its anti-coronavirus help, as a Chinese team of medical experts concluded a two-week mission of supporting Sudan's fight against COVID-19. (Xinhua/Ma Yichong)
KHARTOUM, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Thursday once again expressed gratitude to China for its anti-coronavirus help, as a Chinese team of medical experts concluded a two-week mission of supporting Sudan's fight against COVID-19.
"We thank the friendly state of China for this medical assistance and for the visit of the Chinese medical team which visited a number of medical sites in Sudan," said Omer Gamar-Eddin, Sudan's state minister for foreign affairs, who saw off the Chinese medical team at the Khartoum airport.
"We hope the China-Sudan ties would continue, and we hope to continue working with the People's Republic of China in its work to support Sudan in its development and in the fields of health, education, agriculture and others," he told Xinhua.
Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin, for his part, told Xinhua that China and Sudan, as close friends and strategic partners, have worked together to fight the virus.
"In the future, the Chinese government will provide more assistance to Sudanese friends," said Ma, expressing the hope that the two countries would strengthen their cooperation in the field of public health and disease control.
The Chinese medical team arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on May 28 to support Sudan's efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
China has already provided help to Sudan in its anti-coronavirus fight.
In late March, the Chinese embassy in Sudan donated over 400,000 surgical masks to the Sudanese government.
On April 23, Chinese medical experts held a video conference with Sudanese counterparts to share China's experiences in fighting COVID-19.
Sudan has so far reported a total of 6,582 COVID-19 cases, including 401 deaths and 2,202 recoveries. Enditem
