Khartoum, Jumada II 7, 1438, Mar 6, 2017, SPA -- Sudanese First Vice President and newly appointed Premier Bakri Hassan Saleh met here today with Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmud, the Qatari Deputy Premier, currently on a visit to Sudan. During the meeting, they discussed distinct bilateral relations binding the their two countries and means to promote them, in all fields. The Sudanese official expressed appreciation of Qatar for, positively, taking the side of Sudan, almost, in all regional as well as world forums. -- SPA 22:56 LOCAL TIME 19:56 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w347312