MOSCOW, Mar 12 Khartoum would like to return direct flights to Russia, said in a interview with Sudanese Ambassador to Moscow Mohammed Elghazali Eltijani Sirraja.
«In Soviet times, we had direct flights, while Aeroflot flew to Sudan and used the country's airport as a hub to visit other countries. I hope that this issue with direct flights between the Russian Federation and Sudan will be reviewed and direct flights will be opened,» Sirraja said.
He added that this will help the movement of people, trade and positively affect bilateral relations.
“But so far we have not discussed this issue with the Russian side,” the head of the diplomatic mission concluded.
The USSR and Sudan had direct flights between the capitals Moscow and Khartoum, it was opened in the second half of the 20th century. To date, there are no direct flights between the countries.
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