Khartoum, February 28, 2019, SPA -- Sudan’s First Vice President and Defense Minister General Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf received here today Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar, who conveyed the greetings and congratulations of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense and the Military Command at the General Staff and Joint Forces Command on the occasion of appointing him as Sudan’s First Vice President and Defense Minister. During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries. --SPA 18:26 LOCAL TIME 15:26 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w845770